Ouch. Are the wires there to pull the two pieces of bone back together?
Basically, yes. The wires hold the two halves of the broken bone in line so that they stay next to each other and fuse back together. After 4-6 weeks, when the bone has fused, they pull the wires out with pliers!
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Ouch. Are the wires there to pull the two pieces of bone back together?