Abstract
The wrist is the anatomic link bridging the hand to the forearm. Eight bones of the carpus and the distal ends of the radius and ulna allow three degrees of freedom (Fig. 4.1).
Photograph and volume rendering CT of the wrist
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Tagliafico, A., Martinoli, C. (2013). Wrist. In: A Radiologically-Guided Approach to Musculoskeletal Anatomy. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2877-7_4
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