Jan 10, 2013 at 4:03 PM â¢ Flag As Inappropriate. Make sure the officiant includes whatever wording is required by your state to make it legal. A pro would know what that is, but your friend probably does not.
Fracture-dislocation of the fifth metacarpal base is a common intra-articular injury and has been dubbed the reverse Bennett fracture. A direct blow to the ulnar border of the hand tends to cause an extra-articular fifth metacarpal base fracture.
A metacarpal fracture most commonly occurs as a result of a punch (particularly into a hard object). Occasionally they may occur due to a direct impact to the hand from an object travelling at high speed (such as a hockey stick or cricket ball) or a fall onto the fingers or thumb.