5th metacarpal pit

Last revised by Dr Andrea Molinari ◉ on 04 Jun 2022

Citation, DOI & article data

Citation:

Datir, A., Molinari, A. 5th metacarpal pit. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org. (accessed on 25 Jun 2022) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-810

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-810

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/810?iframe=true

rID:

810

Article created:

02 May 2008 by Abhi Datir

Revisions:

17 times by 9 users - see full revision history

System:

Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Tags:

cases, anatomical variant, stub

Synonyms:

The 5^th metacarpal pit refers to the normal exaggeration of the pit-like depression in the head of fifth metacarpal ¹.

It should not be mistaken for a boxer fracture (old or new) or an erosion.

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