Fifth metacarpal fracture symptoms?

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Metacarpal bone fracture is one of the most common diseases in upper limb fracture. The symptoms are mild to nothing, which has a lot of impact on the hand activities of patients. The causes of metacarpal fractures are complex, and there are many types of metacarpal fractures in clinic. Today, let me share with you the symptoms of the fifth metacarpal fracture?.

Fifth metacarpal fracture symptoms?

The first is metacarpal neck fracture. Metacarpal neck fracture is more common in the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones. It is mainly caused by indirect conduction violence. When holding boxing objects, the metacarpal head is impacted, and most of them are broken fractures.

Second: metacarpal shaft fracture: metacarpal shaft fracture is mainly caused by direct violent attack, mostly by transection and comminution. Due to muscle traction, it is inclined or spiral fracture with dorsal displacement.

Third: fracture dislocation of the first metacarpal base. The fracture line of the first metacarpal base is mainly from the medial side of the metacarpal base to the dorsal side and enters into the wrist joint. The proximal end of the first metacarpal base is triangular, and the relationship between the small bone piece and the most angular bone remains unchanged. The distal end of the first metacarpal base is dislocated and displaced to the lateral and dorsal side, and flexes to the palmar side.

matters needing attention

The operation time is 15 minutes to solve the metacarpal neck fracture. The operation is simple, the fixation is firm, the influence on metacarpophalangeal joint is small, and the hand function recovery is satisfactory.