Left Fourth Metacarpal Fracture with Surgical Fixation - Medical Illustration, Human Anatomy Drawing
This stock medical exhibit depicts the surgical fixation of a left fourth metacarpal fracture. It begins with an artist's interpretation of an actual post-accident X-ray showing the oblique fracture of the fourth metacarpal. Next, two images describe the operative fixation, in which an incision is made on the back of the hand to expose the fractured bone and two screws are used to fix it. Finally, another artist's x-ray interpretation shows the post-operative condition, with the fracture reduced and fixed with two screws.