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Hand & Wrist Anatomy

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The human hand is made up of the wrist, palm, and fingers and consists of 27 bones, 27 joints, 34 muscles, over 100 ligaments and tendons, and many blood vessels and nerves. The hands enable us to perform many of our daily activities such as driving, writing and cooking. It is important to understand the normal anatomy of the hand to learn more about diseases and conditions that can affect our hands.

Hand & Wrist Videos

  • Cedars Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute
  • Saint Louis University
  • Stanford University
  • Harvard Medical School