 [ Symptoms ] can a third metacrapal fracture be fixed 5 years later  i broke the neck of my third metacarpal middle finger about 6 years ago the results are that my middle finger knuckle is less pronounced on my right hand because the bone healed at a slightly downwards angle the hand has recently started to bother me a bit arthritis and fixation on the cosmetics of the hand is it possible to have surgery re break the bone and straighten it out so that further complications do not arise later on in life i am 24 now and broke this when i was 18 [ Disease ] yes i am sure you can find an orthopedic hand surgeon willing to do take a crack at it no pun intended but you could be asking for more trouble than it is worth in order to get a better cosmetic result it will require a re break and perhaps a pinning of the metacarpal in order to straighten out the bent digit the orthopedist will tell you the pros and cons and hopefully your insurance company will be agreeable to paying for it