Metacarpal fractures are a common type of hand injury. For patients in the 18-34 age range, metacarpal fractures are the most common type of hand fracture. 76% of metacarpal fractures happen in males.

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.

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Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat. Per Heat: Nikola Jovic will not return to tonight's game. A halftime X-ray on his right hand revealed a fractured second metacarpal. - 7:33 PM ...

In the operating room, “we found that the first metacarpal bone is viable, but there was no soft tissue supporting it, leaving the metacarpal bone exposed,” doctors said.

Jovic suffered the injury during the first half of Sunday's game, and X-rays revealed a fracture on the second metacarpal of his right hand.