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Bone structure of hand

Known as: bones hand, skeleton hand, Skeleton of hand 
The CARPAL BONES; METACARPAL BONES; and FINGER PHALANGES. In each hand there are eight carpal bones, five metacarpal bones, and 14 phalanges.
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Bone structure of upper limbMusculoskeletal SystemSkeletal boneSkeletal system

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Sesamoid of wristSet of metacarpal bones

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2012
2012
Impact of tumour necrosis factor inhibitor treatment on radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis patients in clinical practice: results from the nationwide Danish DANBIO registry
Objectives To compare radiographic progression during treatment with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD) and subsequent… 
2009
2009
Hand bone loss measured by digital X-ray radiogrammetry is a predictor of joint damage in early rheumatoid arthritis
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether loss of bone measured by digital X-ray radiogrammetry (DXR) of hands… 
2009
2009
Use of a mini-external fixator for the treatment of hand fractures.
2002
2002
An accelerator based system for in vivo neutron activation analysis measurements of manganese in human hand bones.
Manganese (Mn) is an essential nutrient for growth and development. Unfortunately, overexposure can lead to neurological damage… 
2001
2001
Prospective X-ray densitometry and ultrasonography study of the hand bones of patients with rheumatoid arthritis of recent onset.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Simulated bone erosions in a hand phantom: detection with conventional screen-film technology versus cesium iodide-amorphous silicon flat-panel detector.
PURPOSE To assess the diagnostic performance of an active-matrix flat-panel x-ray detector for reduced-dose imaging of simulated… 
1998
1998
[AO-classification of fractures of the hand bones].
The AO classification of fractures has gained worldwide acceptance regarding usefulness of typification, therapeutic consequences… 
1995
1995
Population biology of human aging: methods of assessment and sex variation.
Biological age, as assessed by osteographic measurements of hand bones from radiograms, was estimated in about 7000 individuals… 
1981
1981
Abnormal facies, cleft palate, and generalized dysostosis: a lethal X-linked syndrome.
1955
1955
The association between anomalous ossification centers in the hand skeleton, nutritional status and rate of skeletal maturation in children five to fourteen years of age.
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