The thumb metacarpal only articulates with the trapezium and is therefore completely independent, while the fifth metacarpal ( little finger ) is semi-independent with the fourth metacarpal ( ring finger ) which forms a transitional element to the fifth metacarpal.
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The injury to Ruecker, who suffered a hairline fracture to the fourth metacarpal in his left hand Saturday during the Southwest Conference Post-Season Tournament, robbed the 14th-ranked Red Raiders of a reliable fielder with above-average range.
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The Cowboys ( 4-4 ) lost running back Emmitt Smith in the second quarter to a broken fourth metacarpal in his right hand, but not before he had rushed for back-to-back touchdowns in an 18-second span.
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But not long after, Love, who missed the first nine games of the season after fracturing the third and fourth metacarpals in his right hand in a preseason home workout, suffered a recurrence of the injury in a win over the Denver Nuggets on January 3.
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Love began the season on the injured list when, in a pre-season game on October 16, 2009 against the Chicago Bulls, he broke the fourth metacarpal in his left hand by banging it against the elbow of teammate Oleksiy Pecherov . Following surgery, Love missed the first 18 games of the season.
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In his eight NBA seasons, he has had a dislocated left shoulder, a torn right hamstring, a torn ligament in his right thumb, a fractured fourth metacarpal in his left hand, a sprained left ankle, a bone bruise, a damaged peroneal nerve in his right leg and loose cartilage in his left knee.
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"Xuanhanosaurus " was approximately 4.5 meters ( 15 ft ) in length, with a weight of 250 kilograms ( 550 lb ) . " Xuanhanosaurus " had powerful forelimbs, over 65 cm long; this, along with the retention of the fourth metacarpal in the hand, led Dong to suggest that " Xuanhanosaurus " might have walked on all four legs.
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Bryant broke the fourth metacarpal in his shooting hand when it was struck by someone's elbow in the first quarter of Wednesday's 88-84 loss to Washington in Kansas City, Mo . Amazingly, Bryant played through the end of the third quarter, scoring most of his 18 points after the injury, which he figured was just a bad bruise though " it was hurting like crazy ."
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John Calipari said Wednesday that Don MacLean ( tendinitis, left knee ) will attempt to rehab the knee here in New Jersey for three weeks, beginning next week, before deciding whether to opt for season-ending surgery . . . . Lucious Harris is scheduled to have surgery on his right hand on Thursday to insert a pin in his fourth metacarpal . . . . When Kevin Edwards nailed a 3-pointer with 7 minutes 22 seconds remaining in the third quarter, it was the Nets'first successful 3-pointer in their 15th attempt this season.
