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.

The thumb carpometacarpal joint has four articulations: the trapeziometacarpal joint, the trapezial 2nd metacarpal joint, the trapezio-trapezoid joint and the scaphotrapezial joint.

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 ...

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 ...