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	II. Osteology. 6b. 3. The Phalanges of the Hand. Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body.
		The ungual phalanges are convex on their dorsal and flat on their volar surfaces; they are recognized by their small size, and by a roughened, elevated surface of a horseshoe form on the volar surface of the distal extremity of each which serves to support the sensitive pulp of the finger.
		—In the four fingers the phalanges of the first row articulate with those of the second row and with the metacarpals; the phalanges of the second row with those of the first and third rows, and the ungual phalanges with those of the second row.
		In the ungual phalanges the centers for the bodies appear at the distal extremities of the phalanges, instead of at the middle of the bodies, as in the other phalanges.
	www.bartleby.com /107/56.html (735 words)

	Phalanx bones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The name Phalanges is commonly given to the bones that form fingers and toes.
		Proximal phalanges are closest to the hand (or foot) and articulate with the metacarpals of the hand, or metatarsals of the foot.
		Middle or Intermediate phalanges are between the distal and proximal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Phalanges (179 words)

	II. Osteology. 6d. 3. The Phalanges of the Foot. Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body.
		The phalanges of the foot correspond, in number and general arrangement, with those of the hand; there are two in the great toe, and three in each of the other toes.
		The ungual phalanges, in form, resemble those of the fingers; but they are smaller and are flattened from above downward; each presents a broad base for articulation with the corresponding bone of the second row, and an expanded distal extremity for the support of the nail and end of the toe.
		—In the second, third, fourth, and fifth toes the phalanges of the first row articulate behind with the metatarsal bones, and in front with the second phalanges, which in their turn articulate with the first and third: the ungual phalanges articulate with the second.
	www.bartleby.com /107/65.html (559 words)

	Fractures of the Metacarpals and Phalanges - DynoMed.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Fractures of the Metacarpals and Phalanges - DynoMed.com
		If a metacarpal or phalange is broken, swelling will appear over the fracture site, and there should be a decreased range of motion. The involved finger may appear shortened, or the knuckle may be depressed.
		Causes of Fractures of the Metacarpals or Phalanges?
	www.dynomed.com /encyclopedia/encyclopedia/hand_and_wrist/Fracture_of_Metacarpals_and_Phalanges.html (270 words)

	Intermediate phalanges Summary
		The phalanges are the bones that are found in the fingers and the toes.
		The phalanges of the hand are thickest at the end nearest the wrist, and narrow along their length.
		In the horse and the ox, as examples, the distal phalange is the bone of the hoof.
	www.bookrags.com /Intermediate_phalanges (556 words)

	Bones of the hand (dorsal view)
		Metacarpal bones: bones of the hand between the carpals and the phalanges.
		Metacarpophalangeal joint (MP): joint between the metacarpals and the phalanges.
		Interphalangeal joint (IP): joint between the second and third phalanges.
	www.infovisual.info /03/027_en.html (173 words)

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		The flexor carpi unlaris and radialis insert on the proximal phalanges of 2,3 and 5 and function in flexion of the wrist.
		The middle three phalanges contain synovial sheaths that start at the level of the proximal phalanges and cover the tendons throughout the length of the phalanges.
		The radial half of the 2nd phalange is supplied by the radial artery as is the thumb.
	www.med.unc.edu /~kimplera/classes/anatomy/ul5.doc (701 words)

	Kataeb Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kataeb Social Democratic Party الكتائب اللبنانية, better known as the Phalange, is a Lebanese political party that was first established as a youth movement in 1936 by Pierre Gemayel.
		He was assassinated less than a month later in an operation thought to have been arranged by Syrian intelligence and was in turn succeeded by his brother, Amine Gemayel.
		Amine was widely regarded at the time as possessing neither the charisma and military skill of his brother Bachir, nor the consummate political experience of his father Pierre, and had difficulty rallying the nation and the Phalange Party around him.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Phalange (413 words)

	From the Cover: New Paleocene skeletons and the relationship of plesiadapiforms to crown-clade primates -- Bloch et al. ...
		Comparison of phalangeal proportions in the manual third digit ray normalized to the length of the proximal phalanx.
		Thus, phalanges that are relatively elongate with gracile shafts and ends have high-negative PC 2 scores.
		Phalanges are normalized to length of the proximal phalanx to show variation in intermediate phalanx length, except for F, which is normalized to the length of intermediate phalanx in E.
	www.pnas.org /cgi/content/full/0610579104/DC1 (4240 words)

	Brachydactyly Information on Healthline
		The phalanges closest to the metacarpals are called the "proximal" phalanges, those in the middle of the fingers are called the "middle" phalanges, and those at the ends of the fingers are called the "distal" or "terminal" phalanges.
		The middle phalanges may also be shortened, and the tips of the thumbs and/or great toes may be broad or have a "duplicated" (double) appearance.
		In type C, the middle phalanges of all of the fingers may be shortened, but the fourth finger is least affected and is often the longest finger.
	www.healthline.com /galecontent/brachydactyly (1013 words)

	Foot
		The proximal phalanges join with the middle phalanges, which articulate with the end sections of the toes, called distal phalanges.
		The bones of the toes (and fingers) are known as phalanges (singular : phalanx).
		The phalanges are referred to by their position with respect to the body when the foot is extended.
	www.american.edu /adonahue/kines2.htm (594 words)

	eMedicine - Phalangeal Fractures : Article Excerpt by: Brian J Divelbiss, MD
		Phalangeal fractures are common injuries that may significantly affect hand function if not managed appropriately.
		Fractures of the phalanges certainly are among the most common in the entire skeleton and may account for up to 10% of all fractures.
		Displaced fractures involving the diaphyses of the proximal and middle phalanges also are unstable secondary to the pull of the intrinsics and flexor tendons.
	www.emedicine.com /orthoped/byname/phalangeal-fractures.htm (498 words)

	Hand
		The proximal phalanges join with the middle phalanges, which articulate with the end sections of the fingers, called distal phalanges.
		The head (distal end) of each metacarpal bone is bulbous at the site of articulation with the phalanges, and features small projections or knobs to which the ligaments of the fingers and palm attach.
		The phalanges are referred to by their position with respect to the body when the hand is extended.
	www.american.edu /adonahue/k9hand.htm (1041 words)

	Tropical Medicine Central Resource
		Deep constricting bands are present and there is marked atrophy and resorption of the proximal and middle phalanges of the little toes.
		Tapering and spindling of the residual shafts of the proximal phalanges are apparent.
		There is greater resorption of the proximal and middle phalanges of the left toe than of the right, where smooth concentric resorption of a lesser degree is noted.
	tmcr.usuhs.mil /tmcr/chapter37/imaging3.htm (526 words)

	Dorlands Medical Dictionary
		Phalanges of the (A), hand (palmar view) and (B), foot (superior view).
		Deiters' phalanges modified cuticular plates forming the ends of sustentacular epithelial cells of the reticular membrane of the organ of Corti.
		phalan´ges digito´rum pe´dis TA alternative for ossa digitorum pedis.
	www.mercksource.com /pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_p_16zPzhtm (3398 words)

	Laguna Medical Systems
		The five bones proximal to the phalanges are the metacarpals.
		Interphalangeal (IP) joints occur at the articulations of the distal and middle phalanges (DIP joints) and between the middle and proximal phalanges (PIP joints).
		To begin the procedure, the surgeon harvests a segment of the iliac crest and sculpts it to replace the amputated proximal and distal phalanges of the thumb.
	www.lagunamedsys.com /edgearchive/feature051599.htm (3978 words)

	J (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The explicit aim of the Phalanges was crystal-clear; for the Phalanges, having been let loose in the camps had bestowed an award upon them; it had carried a nonpareil opportunity to avenge for the murder of Lebanese President Bashir Jemayel.
		Meanwhile, IDF forces and the Phalanges big shots, together with General Amos Yaron, IDF Commander in Beirut then, were all excitedly stationed on the rooftop of a building about 200 meters away from the camps, securing a “clean panorama” of the totally unprotected camps under.
		The Phalanges, who actually consecrated their hired hands to actualise the crime, were saved from the detrimental burden of punishment, but not from the abhorrence and cognition that “thanks” to them, scores of innocent lives had to end horrifyingly.
	www.palestinemonitor.org /israelipoli/jaccuse.htm (2781 words)

	Phalanges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The phalanges are the small bones that make up the skeleton of the fingers, thumb and toes.
		Each finger and smaller toe has three phalanges; the thumb and big toe each have two.
		The phalange nearest the body of the hand or foot is call the "proximal" phalange; the one at the end of each digit is the "distal" phalange; and, of course, when there are three, the middle one is called the "middle" phalange.
	www.innerbody.com /text/skel24.html (75 words)

	eMedicine - Hand, Anatomy : Article by Bünyamin Sahin, DVM, PhD
		While the distal end of the sheath is attached to the base of the distal phalanx, the proximal end is open and allows the entrance of the long tendons to the fingers, to form an osseofibrous tunnel for the tendons.
		The tendons of the flexor digitorum profundus enter the fibrous sheaths at the level of the base of the metacarpals and extend distally to insert onto the volar surface of the bases of the distal phalanges of the medial 4 fingers.
		Each tendon splits into 2 slips at the level of the shaft of the proximal phalanges to pass over the flexor digitorum profundus tendon and insert onto the radial and ulnar sides of the middle phalanges for each of the 4 fingers.
	www.emedicine.com /plastic/topic296.htm (5278 words)

	RADIOLOGY OF THE PHALANGES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This is commonly referred to as "sidebone." The linear lucency that separates the ossified cartilage from the bone on each side is not a fracture, it is an area of cartilage that has not yet ossified.
		Fractures of the phalangeal bones are relatively common, usually occurring during athletic activity.
		The cysts may occur adjacent to any joint but are most typically seen in the distal articular surface of the proximal phalanx, proximal articular suface of the middle phalanx and at the articular surface of the distal phalanx.
	www.upei.ca /~vca341/equinelimbs/phalanges.html (7050 words)

	Clinical and radiological assessment of a family with mild brachydactyly type A1: the usefulness of metacarpophalangeal ...
		Shortness is most apparent in all middle, the proximal and distal 1st phalanges, and the 4th and 5th metacarpals.
		They are small overall with particular shortness of the 2nd and 5th middle phalanges, and to a lesser degree of the 1st and 2nd distal phalanges and of the 5th metacarpals.
		They are small with variable shortness of the 2nd-5th middle phalanges, of the 1st proximal and distal phalanges, and of the 4th and 5th metacarpals, with early fusion and cone shaped deformities of the affected epiphyses.
	jmg.bmj.com /cgi/content/full/37/4/292 (2282 words)

	Phalanx definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		(Plural: phalanges.) There are 3 phalanges (the proximal, middle, and proximal phalanx) in most of the fingers and toes.
		However, the thumb and large toe have only two phalanges which accounts for their being shorter.
		The bones in the fingers and toes were first called "phalanges" by the Greek philosopher-scientist Aristotle (384-322 BC) because they are arranged in ranks suggesting the military formation.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4866 (175 words)

	Distal phalanges at AllExperts
		Distal phalanges (single distal phalanx) are bones found in the limbs of most vertebrate skeletons.
		In humans, they are the finger bones located furthest from the shoulder joint, and the toe bones located furthest from the hip.
		Very often, distal phalanges are tipped with claws.
	en.allexperts.com /e/d/di/distal_phalanges.htm (173 words)

	Bone Mineral Measurement of Phalanges: Comparison of Radiographic Absorptiometry and Area Dual X-ray Absorptiometry -- ...
		phalanges of the second to fourth digits were analyzed.
		Assessment of osteoporosis: comparison of radiographic absorptiometry of the phalanges and dual x-ray absorptiometry of the radius and lumbar spine.
		Radiographic absorptiometry for bone mineral measurement of the phalanges: precision and accuracy study.
	radiology.rsnajnls.org /cgi/content/full/216/2/586 (3769 words)

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		Exception: the thumb has 2 phalanges which are shorter and stouter Each phalanx: proximal base, body, distal base.
		Fxns: flexes middle phalanges at the proximal interphalangeal joints of medial four digits; flexes proximal phalanges at the metacarpophalangeal joints and hand.
		From the heads of the metacarpals to the bases of the distal phalanges, the digital synovial sheaths are held in place by the fibrous digital sheaths.
	www.med.unc.edu /wms/firstaid/ga-Lab7.doc (2471 words)

	phalanges - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Phalanges, Phalanges, Phalanges, Phalanges : InfoVisual Visual Dictionary [home, info]
		Phrases that include phalanges: deiters' phalanges, deiters phalanges, finger phalanges, intermediate phalanges, les phalanges de lordre noir, more...
		This is a OneLook Word of the Day, which means it might be in the news.
	www.onelook.com /?w=phalanges&loc=wotd (185 words)

	Angel shaped phalangeal dysplasia, hip dysplasia, and positional teeth abnormalities are part of the brachydactyly C ...
		Angel shaped phalangeal dysplasia, hip dysplasia, and positional teeth abnormalities are part of the brachydactyly C spectrum associated with CDMP-1 mutations -- Holder-Espinasse et al.
		Angel shaped phalangeal dysplasia, hip dysplasia, and positional teeth abnormalities are part of the brachydactyly C spectrum associated with CDMP-1 mutations
		Note ASPED aspect of the first metacarpal and middle phalanges of second and fifth ray, with accessory epiphyses and fifth finger clinodactyly.
	jmg.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/41/6/e78 (1834 words)

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