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Analysis of metacarpal V fractures of an interdisciplinary emergency room of an urban German hospital from a forensic viewpoint
S. HeinzeJ. HerbigReinhard UrbanR.-j. SchröderDirk Breitmeiersubject
030222 orthopedicsFistInjury controlbusiness.industryBoxer's fracturePoison controlEmergency departmentmedicine.diseaselanguage.human_languagePathology and Forensic MedicineForensic scienceGerman03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinemedicineForensic engineeringlanguage030216 legal & forensic medicineMedical emergencybusinessUrban hospitaldescription
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.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-21 | Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences |