Thumb Joints: Location, Anatomy, Function, and Common Issues
The primary thumb joint is the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint, located at the base of your thumb where it connects to your wrist bones, crucial for dexte...
By Alex
Category: Anatomy & Function
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Patella: Protective Roles, Biomechanics, and Health Maintenance
The patella, or kneecap, protects the knee joint by serving as a direct shield, enhancing quadriceps leverage, distributing forces, guiding tendons, a...
By Alex
Hand Joints: Anatomy, Range of Motion, and Influencing Factors
The hand's intricate network of joints, including the wrist, carpals, CMC, MCP, and IP joints, possesses specific ranges of motion for flexion, extens...
By Alex
The Ankle: Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Functional Importance
The ankle is a complex joint comprised of bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles, working together to enable movement, balance, and shock abso...
By Jordan
