This pain is usually the most severe in the first few days after the fracture happens. Metacarpal Fracture Diagnosis An X-ray is the most common way for your doctor to diagnose a metacarpal fracture.

A 1.6-mm K-wire was placed from the first metacarpal into the second metacarpal above the level of the physis for supplemental fixation to maintain reduction.

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 ...

Functional anatomy. This joint is the articulation of the first metacarpal with the trapezium bone of the wrist. Extension and abduction of the thumb causes pain and there is deep tenderness in the ...

The Bennett Fracture of the First Metacarpal Bone; Diagnosis and Treatment. Author: SAMUEL ROBINSON, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations. Published February 27, 1908. Boston Med Surg J 1908; 158: 275-280.

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — The Bennett Fracture of the First Metacarpal Bone; Diagnosis and Treatment ...