Carpal is derived from the word, carpus (meaning wrist), and taken from the Greek word, Karpos. In medical jargon, the carpus refers to an assembly of eight small bones that lie side-by-side in ...

"The carpal tunnel is located at the wrist, between the bones and tendons. And the medial nerve goes through that. It can ...

Subsequent chapters cover the metacarpals, the carpal bones, the radius and ulna, the elbow and upper arm, and the shoulder and thoracic cage. The cervical spine and the thoracic and lumbosacral spine ...

T he carpal bones on the bottom of the wrist and the transverse carpal ligament across the top of the wrist combine to form ...

A 74-year-old man presented to our orthopedic department with pain and swelling in his right hand after falling down a mountainside and landing on his outstretched hand that day. On initial ...