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Fracture-dislocation of the fifth metacarpal base is a common intra-articular injury and has been dubbed the reverse Bennett fracture. A direct blow to the ulnar border of the hand tends to cause an extra-articular fifth metacarpal base fracture.
5th Metacarpal Fracture. 10% of all fractures occur in the metacarpal bones, 40% of hand fractures involve the metacarpal bones and metacarpal fractures have an incidence of 2.5% during the lifetime of an individual. From the above statistics, it is quite evident that metacarpal fractures are a common occurrence. Within the sphere of metacarpal fractures, fractures involving the 5th metacarpal make up to 25% of all metacarpal fractures and 10% of all hand fractures.