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Oblique or even transverse fractures of the shaft or base of the metacarpals can occur in one or more metacarpals.
The distal row of carpals includes the hamate, capitate, trapezium, and trapezoid, which are closely approximated to the metacarpals.
There are eight carpal bones in the wrist, five metacarpals, and 14 nonsesamoid bones that comprise the phalanges.
Breviparopus taghaloutensis may have had metacarpals I and V more tightly connected to the central metacarpals.
These bones are the right size and shape, and in the right position, to be provisionally identified as metacarpals.
These early sauropods, however, had not yet evolved the tightly arched arrangement of metacarpals diagnostic of neosauropods.
Nondisplaced fractures of the base of the metacarpals are treated with immobilization in a short arm cast.
This specimen consists of a nearly complete tail, the right forelimb complete through the metacarpals, both sternal plates, and both ischia.
The third and fourth metacarpals and metatarsals are fused to form an elongated cannon bone.
The tendons are inserted either into the corresponding extensor tendons or onto the metacarpals.
The bones are mildly crushed dorsoventrally, particularly the ends of the metacarpals, suggesting that they were originally hollow or composed of open cancellous bone tissue.
Radiographs showed no fracture of the wrist, metacarpals or other bones.
The third section wing consists of the third section containing the metacarpals and phalanges.
The third segment wing consists of the third segment containing the metacarpals and phalanges.
The hands are osteopenic with short wide metacarpals and phalanges.
Each of the phalanges and metacarpals have common fracture patterns and are related to each bone's location and susceptibility to failure under external loads.
Fractures of the body of the hamate may occur from trauma and usually occur in combination with fractures of the base of the fourth and fifth metacarpals.
Previously, Tate had referred Coelops species to the subfamily Coelopinae on the basis of characters of the tail, pinna, noseleaf, metacarpals, and four craniodental features.
Even stranger, while the hindfeet have a cannon bone, the third and fourth metacarpals of the forefeet are either unfused or only partially fused.
Undisplaced fractures of the base of the metacarpals are treated by immobilization in a short-arm cast.
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In the wing of archaeopteryx there are three long digits with distinct metacarpals.
The hind-limbs are provided with a cannon bone, while the metacarpals of the fore-feet are still free.
As a general rule the third and fourth metacarpals and metatarsals become united to form a cannon bone.
To the tarsus succeeds the metatarsus, whose form reminds us very much of that of the metacarpals.
The carpals, tarsals, metacarpals, and metatarsals are all free.
The four metacarpals are slightly expanded proximally and distally.
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