The Astros received what they considered “encouraging news” on slugger Yordan Alvarez following his examination on Wednesday ...

A new groundbreaking study by researchers from University of Birmingham, UCL, Great Ormond Street Hospital and Birmingham ...

Bicycling is a great way to stay active and enjoy the outdoors. Whether you're a recreational rider or a daily commuter, it's ...

Carpometacarpal (CMC) joint arthroplasty is a surgery used to treat thumb arthritis when other treatments fail. The procedure involves removing the trapezium, a small wrist bone that supports the ...

When the Bucks began their game with the Phoenix Suns that evening, they were without Hill due to neck soreness. And in the final minutes of the third quarter of their 131-107 loss, Connaughton ...

Metacarpophalangeal joint (MCP): Also called the knuckle, this is where the proximal phalanx in each finger meets an adjacent hand bone (metacarpal bones). Proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP): This ...

Your hands are complex. They’re composed of a collection of ligaments, muscles, joints, and bones that allow your hands to function. The bones of the hand are: Phalanges.

Made up of 27 bones, 27 joints, 34 muscles and over 100 ligaments and tendons — not to mention nerves and blood vessels — the human hand is complex. We use our hands for nearly every task we do. In ...

Muscles. The hand and wrist muscles that allow finger contractions are found between the individual metacarpal bones. Two such groups of muscles are dedicated to moving the thumb and little finger.

There was a limited range of motion of the fingers, wrist, and elbow. His laboratory workup revealed a normal white blood count of 6.95×109. X-rays of the hand revealed soft tissue nodules on the ...

On the other hand, with an incidence of 114 to 1483 per 100 000 population, fractures of the fingers and metacarpals are the most common fractures of the upper limbs and account for up to ten ...