What do you think is the body part that has the greatest amount of broken bones in individual less than 75 years of age? Hip? Ankle? Wrist? Foot? Elbow? The answer is the wrist.
Bones in the wrist are the most commonly fractured in individuals aged 75 and less. The bones in the wrist consist of the radius and ulna (long bones in the forearm) and 8 carpal bones called:
- Scaphoid Bone
- Lunate Bone
- Triquetral Bone
- Pisiform Bone
- Trapezium Bone
- Trapezoid Bone
- Capitateh Bone
- Hamate Bone
The wrist is a complex set of bones connecting the lower arm with the hand. It provides considerable movement of the hand. The wrist joint is a type of pivot joint moving in relation to the forearm bones, the radius and ulna. However, most of the wrist movement is the result of the carpal bones moving relative to the radius. The head of the radius bone is concave in shape, allowing the carpal bones to rotate and pivot with the end of the bone.The wrist allows the hand to rotate up and down. It also allows the wrist to rotate side to side.
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