Anatomy
·Upper Limb
Wrist & Hand Joints
⭐ PREMIUM
The radiocarpal (wrist) joint plus the intercarpal, carpometacarpal and finger joints give the hand its precision.
RADIOCARPAL (WRIST) JOINT
• Ellipsoid synovial joint: distal radius + articular disc PROXIMALLY ↔ scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum DISTALLY.
• The ulna does NOT take part (separated by the triangular fibrocartilage disc).
• Movements: flexion/extension, abduction (radial deviation, lim…
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