Boxer fracture

Case contributed by Samir Benoudina
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Painful and swollen hand after a "street fight".

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Fracture through the neck of the fifth metacarpal.


Case Discussion

This case illustrates typical appearances of a boxer fracture, a common fracture in young men, when they punch objects or persons!!!

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