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Can you break your hand punching someone else?
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Yes: Yes you can. One of the fractures is when you break the 4th or 5th metacarpal - the bone in your hand between your wrist and ring or pinky finger. Appropriately, it's called a boxer's fracture.
Answered 8/4/2012
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