Table 5.

Comparison between metacarpal neck and shaft fractures.

	Total (N = 25)
Variables	Neck (n = 18)	Shaft (n = 7)	P value
Age (yrs)	23.3 ± 3.9	22.4 ± 1.3	.976
BMI, kg/m2	22.8 ± 2.8	22.6 ± 2.3	.836
Smokers	10 (55.6%)	6 (85.7%)	.355
Injured digit			.053
Fourth metacarpal bone	1 (5.6%)	3 (42.9%)
Fifth metacarpal bone	17 (94.4%)	4 (57.1%)
No. of K-wires			.323
3	15 (83.3%)	5 (71.4%)
4	3 (16.7%)	1 (14.3%)
5	0 (0%)	1 (14.3%)
Time to union (weeks)	6.1 ± 0.8	8.6 ± 2.6	.041
Fixation failure	1 (5.6%)	0 (0%)
Pin site Infection	1 (5.6%)	0 (0%)

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or n (%).