Boxer fracture

Case contributed by Shailaja Muniraj , 16 Dec 2016
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Vikas Shah, 16 Dec 2016

Updates to Case Attributes

Presentation was changed:
History of punching against thea wall.

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

There is a transverse fracture of the neck of the metacarpal with palmar angulation of the distal fracture fragment. Also thereThere is intra-articular extension of the fracture.

Adjacent soft tissue thickening noted.

Other visualised bones appears normal. No other concomitant fractures seen.

Images Changes:

Image X-ray (Oblique) ( update )

Perspective changed from Lateral to Oblique.

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