Analysis of metacarpal V fractures of an interdisciplinary emergency room of an urban German hospital from a forensic viewpoint

Metacarpal V fractures, especially metacarpal neck fractures, are known to the forensic society as a 'boxer's fracture' and are described as being mostly caused by punching an immovable or firm object with force with a closed fist. To our knowledge there is no larger study that examin...

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Published in:Australian journal of forensic sciences 2016-07, Vol.48 (4), p.445-453
Main Authors: Heinze, S., Schröder, R.-J., Herbig, J., Urban, R., Breitmeier, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
boxer's fracture
clinical legal medicine
Emergency medical care
FORENSIC SCIENCE
Forensic sciences
injury mechanism
Interdisciplinary aspects
Legal medicine
MEDICAL RESEARCH
metacarpal V fracture
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Summary:Metacarpal V fractures, especially metacarpal neck fractures, are known to the forensic society as a 'boxer's fracture' and are described as being mostly caused by punching an immovable or firm object with force with a closed fist. To our knowledge there is no larger study that examines these fractures under forensic considerations of epidemiology. Our study includes the analysis of metacarpal V fractures in an interdisciplinary, academic and university-affiliated emergency department of an urban hospital over a period of three years. Emergency data sheets were systematically analysed and X-rays evaluated. The results were compared with the existing literature.
ISSN:0045-0618
1834-562X
DOI:10.1080/00450618.2015.1073788