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Dr Leo Rozmaryn, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Silver Spring, Rockville, Germantown, Montgomery County, Maryland » News » A Fractured (Broken) Metacarpal: What to Know

A Fractured (Broken) Metacarpal: What to Know

Posted on: 15 December, 2025

Source: Verywell Health

A fractured (broken) metacarpal is a common injury of the hand. A metacarpal fracture affects one or more of the five metacarpal bones that run from the wrist (carpal) bones to the knuckles.1 An impact injury, such as a fall or blow to the hand, is usually the cause of a metacarpal fracture.