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The Hand and Wrist

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Orthopedic Imaging

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The hand and wrist can be divided into three anatomical regions: the wrist, the midhand, and the fingers. The wrist and midhand are the link between the forearm and the fingers. The midhand allows little motion, whereas the wrist allows a lot of motion.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Leiden, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands

    W. R. Obermann MD, PhD & E. R. Tjin A Ton MD

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  1. MRI Centre, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Bristol Road South, Birmingham, B31 2AP, UK

    A. Mark Davies

  2. Department of Radiology, University Hospital University of Lund, S-22185, Lund, Sweden

    Holger Pettersson

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Obermann, W.R., Ton, E.R.T.A. (1998). The Hand and Wrist. In: Davies, A.M., Pettersson, H. (eds) Orthopedic Imaging. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60295-5_11

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