Surgeon left a broken anchor in me, Should I be concerned?

I recently had surgery to repair a major pectoralis tear on my left side. The surgeon used suture anchors to reattach the tendon. He placed 4 anchors into my arm, but only 3 are being utilized in the repair. Apparently the 4th anchor broke during the procedure and he could not retrieve it. So I have a broken, unused anchor in my arm. Two questions: 1) Is 3 anchors enough for an effective repair? 2) Should I be concerned about the 4th, unused anchor that is in my bone? Thank you very much in advanced.





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