Presentation
Pain to the lateral border of the hand following an altercation outside a pub while drunk.
Patient Data
Gender: Male
From the case:
4th and 5th metacarpal neck fracture
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Fractures of the 4th and 5th metacarpal head-neck junction.
Case Discussion
4th and 5th metacarpal neck fractures after punching somebody. This fracture is unimaginatively called a boxer's fracture because it almost exclusively occurs following a punch.