Background High Resolution-Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (HR-pQCT) is an emerging technology for evaluation of bone quality in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). However, there are limitations ...

What Is Boxer's Fracture? A boxer's fracture is a break through the bones of the hand that form the knuckles. Some doctors use the term "brawler's fracture" rather than "boxer's fracture." Other names ...

Bilateral bone measurements of the second metacarpal, and bilateral grip strength performances were studied for 236 male participants of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study. The ages of the participants ...

In an anatomical comparison of the third metacarpal, or cannon bone, among Thoroughbred racehorses, American Quarter Horses and feral Assateague Island ponies, researchers have found that fostering ...

ADDUCTION contracture of the thumb presents a most serious disability of the hand. The thumb is useless as an opponent for the fingers, is unable to abduct and rotate and, in some cases, blocks ...

Johny Hendricks could be sidelined by an injured hand. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com Johny Hendricks and Carlos Condit put on a show worthy of “Fight of the Night” honors in the UFC 158 co-main ...

This study extends the literature that uses in HR pQCT to examine ''bone quality" in vivo in a novel way using customized image acquisition and analyses protocols to assess bone parameters in the ...

A boxer’s fracture is a break to one or more of the bones that make up the knuckle, called the metacarpals. A boxer’s fracture can also be called a metacarpal fracture and is less commonly referred to ...