How does fracture of the fifth metacarpal need to be treated

The fracture of the fifth metacarpal bone is a common fracture in clinical practice. It is mostly caused by direct violence. It can be divided into metacarpal head fracture, metacarpal base fracture and metacarpal shaft fracture. For the fracture of the fifth metacarpal bone, due to the small impact on the function of the hand after fracture, and the rich muscle coverage around it, the impact on tendon sliding is relatively small, and most conservative treatment methods are adopted. Conservative treatment, can take manipulation reduction, magnetic strip or splint external fixation, generally fixed for 6 to 8 weeks, fracture can heal, and then remove the magnetic strip, gradually functional exercise. For a small number of unstable fractures with obvious displacement, consider taking surgical treatment, surgical treatment to take open reduction plate internal fixation, can also take Kirschner wire internal fixation, general surgical treatment prognosis is good.