title: Making an Ulnar Gutter Splint for a Boxer's Fracture.
abstract: Isolated fractures of the distal fourth or fifth metacarpal bones, also known as boxer's fractures, are among the more common fractures seen by primary care physicians. This injury has been described as "a tolerable fracture in an intolerable patient" because it is generally the result of the patient's having struck someone or something with a fist. One simple and proven method for immobilizing boxer's fractures is the ulnar gutter splint.
authors.affiliation: Hanover Family Physicians, Mechanicsville, VA, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Petrizzi
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Petrizzi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miller