The first metacarpal is the bone that connects the wrist to the thumb ... “Since the thumb is responsible for 40% of the functions of the hand, saving and reconstructing a mangled thumb is ...

This helps relieve pain and restore hand function ... of tendon (graft). This bone is part of the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint, which connects the trapezium to the metacarpal of the thumb.

LF conceived the study and design, managed and participated in the image acquisition and analyses, contributed to the data analysis and interpretation and drafted all versions of the manuscript ...

MIAMI — Nikola Jovic will miss at least the next four weeks with a broken bone in his right hand ... Jovic broke the second metacarpal in his hand during Sunday's game at Milwaukee and was ...