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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.
In fact, they are second only to the tibia, which is the most common place for a stress fracture. Stress fractures can happen to the first and fifth metatarsals, but it is not as common. The two other common types of fractures are avulsion fractures and Jones fractures, which are associated with the fifth metatarsal.