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metacarpophalangeal joint

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Noun1.metacarpophalangeal joint - a joint of a finger when the fist is closedmetacarpophalangeal joint - a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
knuckle, knuckle joint
articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint - a joint so articulated as to move freely
finger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"
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It was also reported that body posture (standing or sitting) and angular positions of the shoulder, the elbow, the forearm, the wrist joint, the metacarpophalangeal joint and the interphalangeal joints and upper limb position has been found to affect maximal grip strength 9 10 11 12 13 14.
Effect of Angles 00, 300 and 500 of Wrist Extension on Maximal Grip ... by KAREEM, Rotimi Olanrewaju / Health, general community
[FIGURE 3 OMITTED] Discussion Excluding the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb, the PIP joint suffers sports-related injuries more frequently than all other joints in the hand (Dawson, 1994).
A palmar fracture-dislocation of the proximal interphalangeal joint ... by Fukui, Tomoaki; Ishida, Kazunari; Shoji, Taro; Ito, Kenjiro; Matsushima, Shinji; Kuroda, Ryosuke; Fu / Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
Pedometers were placed in watertight housing and were attached above the left metacarpophalangeal joint with Velcro straps.
Effects of Alternate Weaning Methods on Behavior, Blood Metabolites, ... by H T Boland and G PAS Scaglia and W S Jr Swecker and N C Burke / Professional Animal Scientist
 
 
 
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