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Carpus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In tetrapods, the carpus is the cluster of bones in the hand between the radius and ulna and the metacarpus. The pisiform articulates with one bone, the triangular. The capitate articulates with seven bones: the navicular and lunate proximally, the second, third, and fourth metacarpals distally, the lesser multangular on the radial side, and the hamate on the ulnar side. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carpus   (1931 words)

Capitate bone. Who is Capitate bone? What is Capitate bone? Where is Capitate bone? Definition of Capitate bone. ... The capitate bone (os capitatum; os magnum) is a bone in the human hand. The capitate bone is the largest of the carpal bones, and occupies the center of the wrist. The superior surface is round, smooth, and articulates with the lunate bone. www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Capitate_bone   (321 words)

Bone Bone ash Bone ash is the white, powdery ash left from the burning of bones. Ishango Bone The Ishango bone is a Belgium. Vomer bone The vomer bone is one of the unpaired facial maxillary bones. www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/bone.html   (1082 words)

The Carpus - WikiMD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) Articulation—The pisiform articulates with one bone, the triangular. Articulations—The capitate articulates with seven bones: the navicular and lunate proximally, the second, third, and fourth metacarpals distally, the lesser multangular on the radial side, and the hamate on the ulnar side. Articulations—The hamate articulates with five bones: the lunate proximally, the fourth and fifth metacarpals distally, the triangular medially, the capitate laterally. www.wikimd.org /index.php?title=The_Carpus   (1855 words)

Related WordNet synsets for SUMO concept Bone a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth icosym-nt.cvut.cz /kifb/wordnet/_bone.html   (1575 words)

Total wrist joint prosthesis In a second variation a pair of planar triangular transverse projections are arranged in the neck of the second stem symmetrically with respect to its axis, the projections having a side perpendicular to said axis and being nailable in the third metacarpal and in the body of the capitate bone. When, as a result of accidents or more frequently owing to rheumatic infections, the carpus bones are wounded, among its eight small bones or between these and the radius and ulnar joint surfaces, or among these and the metacarpal bones of the hand, both, surgery and medicines have few possibilities to remedy the harm done. It is a further object of the invention to arrange in replacement of the thin lateral secondary stem, a flap in the form of a transverse double projection where each projection possesses a substantially triangular perimeter with a side which is perpendicular to the axis of the distal stem. www.freepatentsonline.com /4063314.html   (1890 words)

Hand This bone is the first carpal bone (in the distal row) on the thumb side of the hand. This bone is in the distal row of the carpals, between the trapezium and the capitate bones. The bones of the fingers (and toes) are known as phalanges (singular : phalanx). www.american.edu /adonahue/k9hand.htm   (1041 words)

Revascularization of Avascular Necrosis of the Capitate Bone -- Murakami et al. 179 (3): 664 -- American Journal of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) Curettage of the capitate bone marrow and autogenous grafting implicated in chronic vascular disturbance to the capitate bone [4]. to the capitate bone from the palmar carpal branches of the www.ajronline.org /cgi/content/full/179/3/664   (1347 words)

Orthopaedic - Carpal instability Bone landmarks are recognized (Fig 4): radial and ulnar styloid, Lister’s tubercle, capitate head fossa and proximal to it, the lunate bone. The graft is harvested from the distal radius or from the olecranon. The remaining cartilage of the lunate distal facet and of the proximal capitate are resected with the subchondral bone. www.maitrise-orthop.com /corpusmaitri/orthopaedic/mo73_saffar/index.shtml   (4387 words)

Carpus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) In Greek mythology, Carpus "fruit" was a son of Chloris and Boreas. The structure in all is similar, viz., cancellous tissue enclosed in a layer of compact bone. Figure 7 : The left greater multangular bone. www.encyclopedia-online.info /Carpus   (1962 words)

World Intellectual Property Organization   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) The wrist fusion apparatus of claim 8 wherein said distal portion is configured for positioning over and attachment to a capitate bone, a lunate bone, and a scaphoid bone. bone and fastening at least one bone screw through a hole of said widened area of said distal portion to a scaphoid bone. the carpus area and the bones of the carpus area which are positioned between the radius and the metacarpal bones. www.wipo.int /ipdl/IPDL-CIMAGES/view/pct/getbykey5?KEY=01/13806.010301&ELEMENT_SET=DECL   (3334 words)

Palmar Tilt of the Distal Radius: Influence of Off-lateral Projection— Initial Observations -- Zanetti et al. 220 (3): ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) the palmar cortices of the distal scaphoid pole and of the capitate The dashed line is the shortest distance between the palmar pole of the scaphoid and the palmar cortices of the capitate. Dashed line is the shortest distance between the palmar pole of the scaphoid and the palmar cortices of the capitate; the P0 distance (double-headed arrow) was measured along this line. radiology.rsnajnls.org /cgi/content/full/220/3/594   (5303 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) To estimate the pose (rotation) of 3D data of a capitate bone with respect to another capitate bone of the same patient. Stacked the shock graphs of the slices for one particular orientation. generated mesh for the bone and got the stack of shock graphs for that object. www.lems.brown.edu /~vj/wed-day   (200 words)

Revascularization of Avascular Necrosis of the Capitate Bone -- Murakami et al. 179 (3): 664 Figure IG1 -- American ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) Revascularization of Avascular Necrosis of the Capitate Bone -- Murakami et al. —20-year-old man with aseptic necrosis of capitate bone. Conventional radiograph reveals subtle increased density (arrowheads) in dome of capitate bone. www.ajronline.org /cgi/content/full/179/3/664/FIG1   (42 words)

Related WordNet synsets for SUMO concept Bone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) any bone that develops within cartilage rather than a fibrous tissue cheekbone, zygomatic bone, mala, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. icosym-nt.cvut.cz /kifb-test/wordnet/_bone.html   (1575 words)

Carpal boss...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) Carpal boss is a bony prominence between the second and third metacarpals and the capitate The etiology is a single or repetitive trauma, which causes a ruptura of the dorsal interosseus ligaments between these bones and a secondary production of bone in this región. Seventeen cases were surgically treated by arthrodesis and Kirschner wire fixation. www.imbiomed.com.mx /Ortoped/Orv12n2/english/Zor82-11.html   (86 words)

Dorlands Medical Dictionary erythrocytic capillaries,   capillaries of the bone marrow of early life which seem to produce erythrocytes. t[schwa]m) [L. “having a head”]  the capitate bone, or os capitatum [TA]. a little head, or a small eminence on a bone by which it articulates with another bone.  2. www.mercksource.com /pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_c_06zPzhtm   (1448 words)

WRIST BONE Meaning and Definition - Dictionary - eLook.org WRIST BONE Meaning and Definition - Dictionary - eLook.org [noun] any of the eight small bones of the wrist triquetral, triquetral bone, os triquetrum, cuneiform bone, pyramidal bone www.elook.org /dictionary/wrist-bone.html   (28 words)

Aseptic necrosis of the capitate bone in two gymnasts -- Murakami and Nakajima 12 (2): 170 -- American Journal of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) Aseptic necrosis of the capitate bone in two gymnasts -- Murakami and Nakajima 12 (2): 170 -- American Journal of Sports Medicine Aseptic necrosis of the capitate bone in two gymnasts Aseptic necrosis of the capitate bone is a rare disease, except in the www.ajsm.org /cgi/content/abstract/12/2/170   (140 words)

Elbow_immagini c = capitate bone; l = lunate bone; r = radius. t = extensor digitorum tendons; c = capitate bone; l = lunate bone; r = radius. Note the volar subluxation of the capitate bone www.doctor33.it /eular/ultrasound/4336.htm   (386 words)

wrist bone (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) WRIST BONE products: USA, UK, Canada, Deutschland, France. Any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates. scaphoid bone, os scaphoideum, navicular; lunate bone, semilunar bone, os lunatum; triquetral, triquetral bone, os triquetrum, cuneiform bone, pyramidal bone; pisiform, pisiform bone, os pisiforme; trapezium, trapezium bone, os trapezium; trapezoid, trapezoid bone, os trapezoideum; capitate, capitate bone, os capitatum; hamate, hamate bone, unciform bone, os hamatum www.hyperdic.net /dic/wrist_bone.htm   (131 words)

capitate bone - Definition of capitate bone by Webster's Online Dictionary capitate bone - Definition of capitate bone by Webster's Online Dictionary capitate bone - the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metatarsal capitate, carpal, carpal bone, os capitatum, wrist bone www.webster-dictionary.org /definition/capitate%20bone   (46 words)

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