Jan 10, 2013 at 4:03 PM â¢ Flag As Inappropriate. Make sure the officiant includes whatever wording is required by your state to make it legal. A pro would know what that is, but your friend probably does not.
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.
Fractures of the fifth metacarpal base (reverse Bennett fractures) often require operative intervention. This fracture displaces dorsally and proximally due to the deforming pull from the ECU tendon and, to a lesser extent, the flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) through the pisometacarpal ligament.