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Intercarpal and midcarpal joints

The joints connecting bones within each carpal row and the midcarpal joint line separating the two rows.

  • 15 explained questions
  • 15 flashcards
  • 30 estimated course minutes

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What you will learn

  • Place the intercarpal and midcarpal joints within the distal wrist joint complex.
  • Name the three proximal intercarpal joints and the bones joined by each.
  • Name the three distal intercarpal joints and the bones joined by each.
  • Locate the pisotriquetral joint within the organization of the proximal row.
  • Describe the intermediate position, S shape, and strong interlocking of the midcarpal joint.
  • State the functional relationship between the midcarpal joint and the wrist without assigning a direction or amplitude of movement.

Course outline

  1. Mapping the carpal joint lines

    An orientation map distinguishing contacts within each row from the joint line between the rows.

    5 min

  2. Proximal intercarpal joints

    The three proximal joints, the bone pairs they connect, and the particular position of the pisiform.

    9 min

  3. Distal intercarpal joints

    The three joints that successively connect the four bones of the distal carpal row.

    8 min

  4. Midcarpal joint

    The intermediate S-shaped line, its strong interlocking, and its functional relationship with the wrist.

    8 min

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