An estimated one in five clinic visits in the U.S. are for carpal tunnel syndrome, and a Finnish study found that about 3 percent of the population gets a surgical procedure to relieve it. (Getty ...

Radiologic evaluation of sports injuries of the wrist and hand should commence with plain radiographs. Although plain radiography provides information in only two dimensions and cannot give detailed ...

The flexor retinaculum of the hand is a fibrous band that is quite durable and extends over the carpus. The carpus is a group of bones located in the wrist between the ulna, the radius and the ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common condition that causes pain, numbness, tingling and weakness in the hand and arm. It occurs ...

The human hand is uniquely designed to combine power with precision. The animal kingdom has nothing nearly as good for wielding weapons, handling tools, playing musical instruments, or creating art.