The triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) consists of the triangular fibrocartilage disc, radioulnar ligaments and ulnocarpal ligaments. It stabilises the ulnar side of the wrist and distal radioulnar joint, allowing you to turn your palm up and down with control,...
The metacarpal bones are the long bones in the hand in between the wrist and the fingers. You have 5 metacarpals, the thumb being number 1, the little finger number 5. Christopher has fractured his 4th metacarpal, meaning the ring finger metacarpal. A spiral fracture...
What is a central slip injury? The central slip is part of the extensor tendon that straightens the proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP joint). It is often injured from joint dislocation or forced flexion of the PIP joint. The tendon can tear away from the bone or...
It is quite likely that you will have to visit a hand therapist at some point in your life, but what exactly is hand therapy? Let’s take a look. Hand therapy is rehabilitation designed specifically for the upper limb. A hand therapist can either be a physiotherapist...
The wrist consists of 8 carpal bones, 2 of them being the scaphoid and the lunate. The scapholunate ligament holds the scaphoid and lunate bone together. There are many ligaments in the wrist but the scapholunate ligament is important to maintaining stability whilst...
