This fracture is a break in the fifth metacarpal, ... Generally speaking, it takes about three or four weeks for a metacarpal fracture to heal. More severe fractures may need more recovery time.

The fracture typically occurs in the neck of the metacarpal, which connects the main shaft of the bone to the head. The term was originally used to describe only breaks in the fifth metacarpal ...

The typical symptoms of a boxer's fracture are pain or tenderness on the hand near one of the metacarpal bones, around the knuckle. You may also have pain when you move your hand or fingers.

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 ...

12 individuals (8 females) participated. Participants were aged 23 to 71 years [Median (IQR): 44 (28) y]. Participants' BMI varied from 19 to 30 kg/m 2 [Median (IQR): 24 (4.5) kg/m 2] (Table 1 ...

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 ...

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 ...