Group · Joints & ligaments
Carpometacarpal joints
Articulationes carpometacarpeae
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Regions
- Upper limb, Hand
- Part of
- Joints of hand
DescriptionUnreviewed
The carpometacarpal (CMC) joints are five joints in the wrist that articulate the distal row of carpal bones and the proximal bases of the five metacarpal bones.
The carpometacarpal joint of thumb or the first CMC joint, also known as the trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint, differs significantly from the other four CMC joints and is therefore described separately.
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Articulationes carpometacarpeae
- English
- Carpometacarpal joints
- French
- Articulations carpométacarpiennes
- Spanish
- Articulaciones carpometacarpianas
- Portuguese
- Articulações carpometacarpianas