Boxer's fracture

Case contributed by Maulik S Patel
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Trauma.

Patient Data

Age: Young adult
Gender: Male
x-ray

Fracture through the neck of the fifth metacarpal, with a degree of palmar angulation.

Case Discussion

This case illustrates the typical appearance of a boxer's fracture, a common fracture in young men, when they punch animate (other young men) or inanimate objects (usually walls).

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