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.

Joint shape comparison of the Mc1 (top 1st row, palmar view; top 2nd row, proximal view) and trapezium (middle row, palmar view; 1st row from bottom, proximal view; 2nd row from bottom, distal ...

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

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 ...

Men's first team player Pablo Torre fractured his fifth metacarpal bone in his left hand in an impact during today's training session.. He is set to have surgery in the coming days under Doctor ...

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 ...

Raptors star Scottie Barnes will be sidelined indefinitely after he broke the middle finger on his left hand during the first half of Friday night’s 120-105 loss to Golden State.. The team ...

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.