This fracture is a break in the fifth metacarpal, the one below the pinky. ... For a fractured metacarpal, you may need a cast or splint. Casts are fiberglass or plaster.

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 ...

A 29-year-old right handed male Marine presents to primary care with reported crush injury to his right hand. An examination showed swelling, bruising, and tenderness over the base of the 5th ...

Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love will reportedly miss 6-8 weeks with a non-displaced fracture in the fifth metacarpal in his left hand. Love left in the first quarter of Cleveland's 125-114 ...

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 ...

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.

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Lynx today announced that Lindsay Whalen underwent successful surgery to repair a fracture of her fifth metacarpal in her left hand today at the Mayo Clinic ...