These are known as the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones. Some doctors also include breaks in the neck of the second and third metacarpal bones in the definition of a boxer's fracture.

This fracture is a break in the fifth metacarpal, the one below the pinky. Metacarpal Fracture Symptoms The location of your metacarpal fracture may impact where you feel symptoms.

A boxer’s fracture is when you break a bone at the base of your finger, near the knuckle or neck of the bone. That bone is known as a metacarpal. A boxer’s fracture may also be called fifth ...

Marc J. Spears: The Hornets say forward Gordon Hayward sustained an avulsion fracture of his fifth metacarpal on his right hand during the team’s preseason game against the Raptors on Dec. 14 ...

The fracture typically occurs in the neck of the metacarpal, which connects the main shaft of the bone to the head. The term was originally used to describe only breaks in the fifth metacarpal ...

Age (years): median (IQR); min-max 44 (n/a); 23–62 45 (n/a); 23–71 44 (28); 23–71 Height (cm): median (IQR); min-max 165 (n/a); 158–174 185 (n/a); 175–195 ...

Pablo Torre has fifth metacarpal bone fracture in left hand. He is set to have surgery in the coming days under Doctor Xavi Mir's supervision. fcbarcelona.com. First Team. label.aria.clock 16 Jul 24 ...

All-Star forward Kevin Love sustained a non-displaced fracture in his left hand fifth metacarpal in the first quarter of Tuesday’s game against the Detroit Pistons.The team announced the injury ...

Background: Fractures of the fingers and metacarpal bones are the most common fracture type in the upper limb, with an incidence of 114 to 1483 per 100 000 persons per year. The clinical ...