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Joints of hand
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 joint
s (including the
knuckle
s) between the metacarpal bones and the
phalanges
or finger bones which are interconnected by the
interphalangeal joints
.
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