LP7733-1
Wrist
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Descriptions
In human anatomy, the wrist is the flexible and narrower connection between the forearm and the hand. The wrist is essentially a double row of small short bones, called carpals, intertwined to form a malleable hinge. The wrist-joint (articulatio radiocarpea) is a condyloid articulation allowing three degrees of freedom. The parts forming it are the lower end of the radius and under surface of the articular disk above; and the navicular, lunate, and triangular bones below. The articular surface of the radius and the under surface of the articular disk form together a transversely elliptical concave surface, the receiving cavity. The superior articular surfaces of the navicular, lunate, and triangular form a smooth convex surface, the condyle, which is received into the concavity. Due to its complexity, wrist injuries and dysfunctions are difficult to treat. With the dawn of the computer age, wrist and hand pain became the most common complaint involving the upper extremity. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Wrist (Wikipedia)
The region of the upper limb between the metacarpus and the FOREARM. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Wrist
- Part Display Name
- Wrist
- Part Type
- System (Describes the name of the system (sample) type)
- Created On
- 2000-05-03
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Wrist
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Запястье |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 腕部 Synonyms: 腕; |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Polso |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Καρπός Synonyms: Καρπός |
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