There are 27 bones in the hand and wrist that allow humans to complete delicate tasks like writing or using sign language. Let's take a closer look.

Your wrist is one of the most complicated and frequently used joints in your body. Because your wrist contains so many bones, ligaments, and muscles, it’s easy to injure. SLAC wrist is a type of ...

While hand and wrist anatomy is complex, it can be broken down into the following sections: Carpus (wrist bones). The wrist joint begins at the end of two of your forearm bones: the radius and the ...

If fractured wrist bones do not align properly after a fall, you most likely would need surgery to align bones and regain range of motion.

Researchers have developed a prosthetic joint that connects directly to the forearm bones of an amputee, allowing them to use a prosthesis with a wrist-like rotary movement. Use of the new joint ...

It can be difficult to tell a broken wrist from a sprained one without an x-ray. Let's discuss symptoms, treatment, and recovery timelines.

The fusion surgery turned Hofman’s wrist joint into a solid mass of bone that included the end of his radius, an arm bone, and seven of his wrist bones.

Learn how to maintain healthy joints and prevent injuries as you age with these essential tips for your knee, shoulder, wrist, and hip.

The wrist is a complex joint consisting of 8 bones that connect the two forearm bones (the radius and the ulna) to the five metacarpal bones of the hand.

A newly identified wrist bone in two non-avian dinosaurs has challenged long-held assumptions about the evolution of flight. Researchers have discovered that theropods, bird-like meat-eating dinosaurs ...

An analysis of two theropod dinosaur fossils has shown that they had a type of carpal bone (pisiform) in their wrists—a bone ...