What Is a Boxer's Fracture?
Boxer fractures are a type of fracture that occurs in the metacarpal bones and occurs in the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones.
Boxer fracture
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- Chinese name
- Boxer fracture
- Definition
- Fracture of the metacarpal bone
- Occasion
- Boxer match
- Features
- Displacement of fracture site distal to palm
- Boxer fractures are a type of fracture that occurs in the metacarpal bones and occurs in the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones.
- The distal end of the fracture is shifted to the palm, and the dorsal side of the fracture is angled. Because boxers are prone to this type of injury, they are called boxer fractures.