Carpometacarpal Joints - Physiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

A joint coordinate system proposal for the study of the trapeziometacarpal joint kinematics.

30 May 2009 The International Society of Biomechanics (ISB) has recommended a standardisation for the motion reporting of almost all human joints. This study proposes an adaptation for the trapeziometacarpal joint. The definition of the segment coordinate ... Read more...

[How to define the joint movements unambiguously: proposal of standardization for the trapezometacarpal joint]

5 Sep 2008 In order to define the movements of a joint, clinicians usually use anatomic terms. These terms are clearly understandable for a simple movement, defined in an anatomic plane. However, these terms are ambiguous for complex movements or for movements ... Read more...

[Symbrachydactyly]

7 Aug 2008 Symbrachydactyly is literally defined as a combination of short fingers with syndactyly. Blauth and Gekeler described four types of symbrachydactyly, ranging from simple shortness of middle phalanges to complete absence of digital rays. In type I ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Carpometacarpal Joints - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A joint coordinate system proposal for the study of the trapeziometacarpal joint kinematics. 30 May 2009
• [How to define the joint movements unambiguously: proposal of standardization for the trapezometacarpal joint] 5 Sep 2008
• [Symbrachydactyly] 7 Aug 2008
• Method for determining kinematic parameters of the in vivo thumb carpometacarpal joint. 29 Jun 2008
• Joint kinematics after thumb carpometacarpal joint reconstruction: an in vitro comparison of various constructs. 29 Apr 2007
• [The trapezio-metacarpal joint: the strain of the ligaments as a function of the thumb position. Study on an enlarged model] 30 Oct 2006

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Technical information about 'Carpometacarpal Joints'

Definition: The articulations between the CARPAL BONES and the METACARPAL BONES.

Descriptor UI: D052737

Alternative terms: Carpometacarpal Joints; Carpometacarpal Joint; Joint, Carpometacarpal; Joints, Carpometacarpal;

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Tree Number: A02.835.583.405.200;

History Note: 2007