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Metacarpal Injuries
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- Most metacarpal injuries are caused by crush injuries, a direct blow with hand vs. object, or burns
- Most common fracture is boxer's fracture of distal fifth metacarpal neck
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Basics
Description
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- Most metacarpal injuries are caused by crush injuries, a direct blow with hand vs. object, or burns
- Most common fracture is boxer's fracture of distal fifth metacarpal neck
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Schaider, Jeffrey J., et al., editors. "Metacarpal Injuries." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307211/all/Metacarpal_Injuries.
Metacarpal Injuries. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307211/all/Metacarpal_Injuries. Accessed March 27, 2023.
Metacarpal Injuries. (2016). In Schaider, J. J., Barkin, R. M., Hayden, S. R., Wolfe, R. E., Barkin, A. Z., Shayne, P., & Rosen, P. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult (5th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307211/all/Metacarpal_Injuries
Metacarpal Injuries [Internet]. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, Wolfe RER, Barkin AZA, Shayne PP, Rosen PP, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. [cited 2023 March 27]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307211/all/Metacarpal_Injuries.
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