Body Region: Hand & Wrist

  • April 28, 2026
    The PIP joint collateral ligaments are the primary lateral stabilisers of the finger's most important joint. The PIP joint has…
  • April 28, 2026
    The PIP volar plate is the strongest stabiliser against PIP hyperextension, with a firm distal insertion on the middle phalanx…
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    The palmar intercarpal ligaments connect adjacent carpal bones on their palmar surfaces, maintaining the carpal arch and resisting dorsal carpal…
  • April 28, 2026
    The dorsal radiocarpal ligament is the primary dorsal wrist stabiliser, running obliquely from the dorsal radius to the triquetrum. It…
  • April 28, 2026
    The trapezium is the most radial distal carpal bone, articulating with the scaphoid proximally and the first and second metacarpal…
  • April 28, 2026
    The scaphoid bridges the proximal and distal carpal rows, making it the mechanical pivot of wrist motion and uniquely vulnerable…
  • April 28, 2026
    The pisiform is a sesamoid bone in the FCU tendon, articulating with the triquetrum at the pisotriquetral joint on its…
  • April 28, 2026
    The deep palmar arch lies approximately 1 cm proximal to the superficial arch, deep to the flexor tendons and across…
  • April 28, 2026
    The princeps pollicis is the primary thumb blood supply, arising from the radial artery as it crosses the deep palm,…
  • April 28, 2026
    The radialis indicis artery supplies the radial side of the index finger — the side used for precision pinch against…

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