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.

Boxer's fractures of the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones only need surgery if there’s a large degree of angulation and the bones cannot be moved into the correct place by pulling and pushing ...

The Athletics placed dynamic rookie center fielder Denzel Clarke and infielder Max Muncy on the 10-day injured list on ...

A break in the “neck,” or the topmost part of a metacarpal bone, is common. That being said, a broken knuckle can also affect the metacarpal head and the base of the proximal phalanx.

A boxer's fracture, or metacarpal fracture, is a bone fracture that affects knuckles in the hand. Causes include punching or smacking with the hand, or dropping something on the hand. Symptoms ...

Anthony Chiang: Nikola Jovic will not return to tonight's game. A halftime X-ray on his right hand revealed a fractured second metacarpal. Source: Twitter @Anthony_Chiang Heat has used just three ...

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.

Barnes suffered a fractured third metacarpal bone in left hand and will be out indefinitely, the team announced after its 120-105 home loss to the Golden State Warriors.

Nigeria captain John Mikel Obi suffered a fractured metacarpal in Friday's 2-0 win over Iceland. Mikel temporarily left the pitch in pain towards the dying minutes of the game, but had to come ...

Nikola Jovic has a fractured second metacarpal on his right hand and won’t return tonight. - 7:31 PM. Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang. Heat has used just three players off its bench so far ...