"Metacarpal Bones" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The five cylindrical bones of the METACARPUS, articulating with the CARPAL BONES proximally and the PHALANGES OF FINGERS distally.
| Descriptor ID |
D050279
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.087.319.550
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Metacarpal Bones" by people in Profiles.
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Bridges TN, Lazaro JS, Kwan SA, Jones CM, Matzon JL, Rivlin M. Postoperative Outcomes Following Metacarpal Neck Fractures Treated With Intramedullary Screws Versus Closed Reduction Percutaneous Pinning. Hand (N Y). 2026 Apr; 21(4):567-573.
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Kwan SA, Moncman TG, Sodha S, Jones C, Matzon JL, Rivlin M. Screw Position Following Percutaneous Versus Mini-Open Intramedullary Retrograde Screw Fixation of Metacarpal Fractures. Hand (N Y). 2025 Jul; 20(5):701-705.
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Weir TB, Abzug JM, Gaston RG, Osterman MN, Osterman AL. Hand Fractures-Management and the Complications That Inevitably Occur: Metacarpal Fractures. Instr Course Lect. 2024; 73:285-304.
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Gaston T, Matzon JL, Sodha S, Jones C, Hoffman C, Rivlin M. The Effect of Percutaneous Retrograde Metacarpal Intramedullary Screw Insertion on the Extensor Tendon. Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013). 2023 Sep; 81(3):163-167.
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Campbell BR, Wu M, Kistler JM, Hozack BA, Rivlin M, Jones CM. Anatomic Relationship of Hand Intrinsic Tendons at the Metacarpal Head as It Relates to the Diagnosis of Saddle Syndrome: A Cadaveric Study. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 02; 50(2):232.e1-232.e6.
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Anene CC, Thomas TL, Matzon JL, Jones CM. Complications Following Intramedullary Screw Fixation for Metacarpal Fractures: A Systematic Review. J Hand Surg Am. 2024 10; 49(10):1043.e1-1043.e16.
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Shonuga O, Nicholson K, Abboudi J, Gallant G, Jones C, Kirkpatrick W, Liss F, Takei RR, Wang M, Ilyas AM. Thumb-Basal Joint Arthroplasty Outcomes and Metacarpal Subsidence: A Prospective Cohort Analysis of Trapeziectomy With Suture Button Suspensionplasty Versus Ligament Reconstruction With Tendon Interposition. Hand (N Y). 2023 01; 18(1):98-104.
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Hirose H, Komura S, Hirakawa A, Okuda R, Kato K, Kanamori S, Masuda T, Ito Y, Akiyama H. Reverse radiodorsal artery-pedicled thumb metacarpal vascularized bone graft for osteochondral fracture of the thumb interphalangeal joint with a bone defect: A case report. Microsurgery. 2021 Feb; 41(2):170-174.
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Okoli M, Chatterji R, Ilyas A, Kirkpatrick W, Abboudi J, Jones CM. Intramedullary Headless Screw Fixation of Metacarpal Fractures: A Radiographic Analysis for Optimal Screw Choice. Hand (N Y). 2022 03; 17(2):245-253.
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Oflazoglu K, Lans J, Castelein RM, Lozano Calder?n SA, Chen NC. Pathologic Fractures in Benign Neoplasms of the Fingers. Hand (N Y). 2021 05; 16(3):326-331.