"Metacarpus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The region of the HAND between the WRIST and the FINGERS.
| Descriptor ID |
D008663
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.378.800.667.572
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Metacarpus" by people in Profiles.
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Simulated Bennett fracture treated with closed reduction and percutaneous pinning. A biomechanical analysis of residual incongruity of the joint. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1997 Mar; 79(3):413-20.
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Extension metacarpal osteotomy in the treatment of trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis: a biomechanical study. J Hand Surg Am. 1996 Jan; 21(1):16-23.
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Contact patterns in the trapeziometacarpal joint: the role of the palmar beak ligament. J Hand Surg Am. 1993 Mar; 18(2):238-44.
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Fractures at the base of the thumb. Hand Clin. 1988 Feb; 4(1):87-102.
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Rapid osteolysis in pancreatic carcinoma. West J Med. 1981 Nov; 135(5):408-10.