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Metacarpal Descent, Definition and Normal Range

S. C. TUCKER
O. G. TITLEY

From the West Midlands Regional Unit for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Wordsley Hospital, Stream Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands, UK

Correspondence: Mrs S. C. Tucker, 1 Hillsborough, Main Road, Temple Cloud, Bristol BS39 5BL, UK. E-mail: sarahtucker{at}doctors.org.uk

Metacarpal descent, an indication of carpometacarpal (CMC) joint mobility, was measured in 90 normal subjects by assessing the alignment of the metacarpal heads with the hand in a relaxed posture and when making a tight fist. Metacarpal descent was greater in women. Hand dominance was associated with an increase in positional angles but not metacarpal descent.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 27, No. 3, 289-292 (2002)
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2002.0751
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