Metacarpal Bones

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • Anatomy and pathomechanics of the thumb. 
  • Australopithecus sediba hand demonstrates mosaic evolution of locomotor and manipulative abilities. 
  • Avascular necrosis of the metacarpals in juvenile dermatomyositis. 
  • Intrinsic hand proportions of euarchontans and other mammals: implications for the locomotor behavior of plesiadapiforms. 
  • Metacarpal and phalangeal fractures in athletes. 
  • Metacarpal head biomechanics: a comparative backscattered electron image analysis of trabecular bone mineral density in Pan troglodytes, Pongo pygmaeus, and Homo sapiens.