Types Of Finger Fractures. Finger and metacarpal fractures are the most common sports related fractures in adults and adolescents 1 2 if not treated properly finger fractures and dislocations can have significant. Fracture of the phalanges the phalanges form the fingers and hence fractures at these phalanges are termed as finger fractures.
Types of injuries. A human hand has 5 digits fingers normally. This type of fracture is called a pathologic fracture and is the result of having a condition that causes weakening of the bone leading to susceptibility to fracture.
Distal phalanx tuft fractures.
Sometimes a fracture can occur as a result of abnormal bone within the finger. Fracture of the phalanges the phalanges form the fingers and hence fractures at these phalanges are termed as finger fractures. According to the american society for surgery of the hand the number of combinations of types of hand fractures is infinite the following terms describe how broken fingers are categorized. Shaft fractures of the distal middle and proximal phalanges.