Joints of hand
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| Joints in the hand | |
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| File:Gray334.png Ligaments of wrist. Anterior view | |
| File:Gray338.png Metacarpophalangeal articulation and articulations of digit. Ulnar aspect. | |
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| Latin | articulationes manus |
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The joints in the hand are joints found at the distal end of the upper limb. The joints are:
- In the wrist there is the radiocarpal joint between the radius and carpus. Between the carpal bones are the intercarpal articulations and the midcarpal joint.
- The carpometacarpal joint connects the carpal bones to the metacarpus or metacarpal bones which are joined at the intermetacarpal articulations.
- In the fingers, finally, are the metacarpophalangeal joints (including the knuckles) between the metacarpal bones and the phalanges or finger bones which are interconnected by the interphalangeal joints.
