Your thumb has two bones called the phalanges. The most common fracture associated with a broken thumb is actually to the larger bone of your hand known as the first metacarpal. This bone connects ...

That bone is known as a metacarpal. A boxer’s fracture may also be called fifth metacarpal fracture. It usually happens to the small (pinky) finger or the ring finger and is most common in men.

Hi! So back in October 2015, I broke my 5th metacarpal. I'll attach a link to the xray below. So after breaking it, I didn't bother telling my parents because I thought it was just a normal swelling ...

There are several diagnoses to consider with this injury and physical presentation: (1) metacarpal head, neck or shaft fractures; (2) carpal fractures; (3) joint dislocation; (4) hand contusion ...

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — A Case of Backward Dislocation of the Thumb upon the Metacarpal Bone, Irreducible by Manipulation: Reduced by Cutting Down on the Joint ...

Methods 12 non-RA participants, individuals likely to have no pre-existing bone damage, consented to participate [8 females, aged 23 to 71 y [median (IQR): 44 (28) y]. The custom protocol includes ...