"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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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 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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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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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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Morway GR, Rider T, Jones CM. Retrograde Intramedullary Screw Fixation for Metacarpal Fractures: A Systematic Review. Hand (N Y). 2023 01; 18(1):67-73.
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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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Graham JG, Rivlin M, Abboudi J, Lutsky K, Beredjiklian PK. Delayed, Atraumatic Index Metacarpal Fracture After Trapeziectomy and Suture-Button Suspensionplasty for Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis: A?Report of Three Cases. J Hand Surg Am. 2019 Apr; 44(4):344.e1-344.e5.
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Solomon J, Culp RW. Arthroscopic Management of Bennett Fracture. Hand Clin. 2017 11; 33(4):787-794.
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Jones CM, Padegimas EM, Weikert N, Greulich S, Ilyas AM, Siegler S. Headless Screw Fixation of Metacarpal Neck Fractures: A Mechanical Comparative Analysis. Hand (N Y). 2019 03; 14(2):187-192.
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Lutsky KF, Matzon JL, Dwyer J, Kim N, Beredjiklian PK. Results of Operative Intervention for Finger Stiffness After Fractures of the Hand. Hand (N Y). 2016 09; 11(3):341-346.
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Tulipan JE, Ilyas AM. Open Fractures of the Hand: Review of Pathogenesis and Introduction of a New Classification System. Orthop Clin North Am. 2016 Jan; 47(1):245-51.
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Sibley PA, Jacoby SM, Abzug JM, Waddell CL, Rivlin M, Bednar JM. Internal fixation of distal metacarpal fractures: new uses for an old plate. Orthopedics. 2013 Sep; 36(9):e1169-74.