Find out what you need to know about metacarpal fractures, including the causes, symptoms, treatment options, and how they may affect your health. ... Casts are fiberglass or plaster.

Other names are metacarpal fracture, metacarpal neck fracture, hand fracture, ... Splinting or casting. One or the other is used on all boxer's fractures that don’t need immediate surgery.

A fracture of the small finger or other metacarpal is usually angulated and should be X-rayed and realigned by a professional. Once realigned, it must be immobilized in a split or a cast to ...

A boxer's fracture, or metacarpal fracture, ... The splint or cast should completely immobilize the joints above and below the site of the injury.

A healthy 25-year-old man presented to the ED after accidentally injuring his left hand with a circular saw while cutting lumber.On presentation, the patient had a 10-cm dorsal hand laceration at ...

The OKC Thunder announced Monday that Adam Flagler sustained a right fourth metacarpal fracture. Flagler, 25, will be ...

Nigeria captain John Mikel Obi suffered a fractured metacarpal in Friday's 2-0 win over Iceland. ... We have the captain who has a fracture of the metacarpal, but I think he can play with a cast.

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 ...

It’s never good when a player breaks a bone, but there is a silver lining in Alex Rodriguez’s fractured hand.According to Dr. Michelle Carlson, an orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital for ...

Houston Astros reliever Phil Maton will miss the remainder of the 2022 MLB playoffs after suffering a metacarpal fracture in his right pinkie finger.

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 ...

A metacarpal fracture typically takes at least three to four weeks to heal, according to the British NHS. “I know he’s in a cast now,” Kotsay said. “I’m sure he’ll be reevaluated in a ...