A broken knuckle occurs when there is a break, or fracture in the long bones of the palm, which doctors call the metacarpals. Five metacarpals are present in the palm. A break in the “neck ...

A boxer’s fracture is a break to one or more of the bones that make up the knuckle, called the metacarpals. A boxer’s fracture can also be called a metacarpal fracture and is less commonly ...

A boxer’s fracture is when you break a bone at the base of your finger, near the knuckle or neck of the bone. That bone is known as a metacarpal. A boxer’s fracture may also be called fifth ...

“The data fail to support evidence that knuckle cracking leads to degenerative changes in the metacarpal phalangeal joints in old age, wrote the authors of a 1975 study.

Good news and bad news for Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love. The good news? He won't need surgery. The bad news -- he'll still be out for about six to eight weeks.

so i practice martial arts, and in training, I was sparring, mis-stepped as i was about to land a right hook, missed my oponent, and i punched the edge of a wall extremely hard. it was only my pinky ...