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Metacarpal Fractures are the most common hand injury and are divided into fractures of the head, neck, or shaft. Diagnosis is made by orthogonal radiographs the hand. Treatment is based on which metacarpal is involved, location of the fracture, and the rotation/angulation of the injury.
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The fifth metacarpal bone (metacarpal bone of the little finger or pinky finger) is the most medial and second-shortest of the metacarpal bones. It presents on its base one facet on its superior surface, which is concavo-convex and articulates with the hamate, and one on its radial side, which articulates with the fourth metacarpal.
24 lut 2024 · Fifth metacarpal injuries account for 20% of all hand fractures and usually affect the young and active. Certain 5th metacarpal fracture patterns produce functional impairment, evident in declining 5th finger grip strength and 5th metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint mobility.
The fourth and fifth metacarpal bones are commonly "blunted" or shortened, in pseudohypoparathyroidism and pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism. A blunted fourth metacarpal, with normal fifth metacarpal, can signify Turner syndrome .
5 sie 2018 · Learn about the fifth metacarpal, the palm bone of the little finger, and its location, development, ossification, and common fractures. See diagrams and x-ray images of the fifth metacarpal and its articulations.
Fracturing the neck of the metacarpal that connects to your pinkie finger (your fifth metacarpal) is sometimes referred to as a boxer’s fracture. It’s the most common metacarpal fracture, making up 1 in every 4 metacarpal fractures.
3 lis 2023 · Metacarpal bones (Ossa metacarpi) The metacarpus is a group of five bones of the hand between the phalanges and the carpus. Even though the metacarpal bones are small, they are classified as long bones since they have structural characteristics of long bones; each metacarpal bone consists of a shaft, distal head and a wide proximal base.
