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Hoping you can tell me, is boxer's fracture considered a broken hand?
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Yes: Yes. It is a fracture of the 4th and/or 5th metacarpal bones.
Answered 8/9/2013
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Boxers fracture: Refers to a fracture of the 5th metacarpal neck. That is in the hand so yes if you have a boxers fracture you can also say "i have a broken hand".
Answered 1/1/2023
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