"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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| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Metacarpus" by people in Profiles.
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Tosti R, Ilyas AM, Mellema JJ, Guitton TG, Ring D. Interobserver variability in the treatment of little finger metacarpal neck fractures. J Hand Surg Am. 2014 Sep; 39(9):1722-7.
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Wilcox WR, Wenger DA, Lachman RS, Rimoin DL. Distinguishing Pacman dysplasia from mucolipidosis II: comment on Saul et al. [2005]. Am J Med Genet A. 2005 Jun 15; 135(3):333.
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Leung YL, Beredjiklian PK, Monaghan BA, Bozentka DJ. Radiographic assessment of small finger metacarpal neck fractures. J Hand Surg Am. 2002 May; 27(3):443-8.
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Kozin SH, Thoder JJ, Lieberman G. Operative treatment of metacarpal and phalangeal shaft fractures. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2000 Mar-Apr; 8(2):111-21.
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Varitimidis SE, Fox RJ, King JA, Taras J, Sotereanos DG. Trapeziometacarpal arthroplasty using the entire flexor carpi radialis tendon. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2000 Jan; (370):164-70.
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Vaccaro AR, Kupcha PC, Salvo JP. Accurate reduction and splinting of the common boxer's fracture. Orthop Rev. 1990 Nov; 19(11):994-6.