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Research Notes on Hands
The hands (med./lat.: manus, pl. manūs) are the two intricate, prehensile, multi-fingered body parts normally located at the end of each arm of a human or other primate. They are the chief organs for physically manipulating the environment, using anywhere from the roughest motor skills (wielding a club) to the finest (threading a needle), and since the fingertips contain some of the densest areas of nerve endings on the human body, they are also the richest source of tactile feedback so that sense of touch is intimately associated with human hands. ...Read more at Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Fingers have no muscles. The muscles which bend the finger joints are located in the palm and up in the mid forearm.1
- Almost 90 per cent of women and 80 per cent of men in the age group 75-79 years have x-ray evidence of osteoarthritis in their hands.1
- In one study, carpal tunnel syndrome was found in 9 percent of women between the ages of 25 and 74.1
- White children are four times more likely than black children to be born with webbed fingers.1
- Black children are ten times more likely than white children to be born with extra fingers.1
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Latest Headlines on Hands
What is the Anatomy of the Hands?
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH): Hand Anatomy
- MSN Encarta: Anatomy of the Hand
- Family Practice Notebook: Hand Anatomy
- MedCharts Anatomy (via University of Michigan): Anatomy Tables - Hand
- YouTube: Skeletal Hand Anatomy
- YouTube: Hand
What is the Physiology and Function of the Hands?
- Harvard Medical School (via AOL Health: Hand Structure and Physiology
- HandResearch: The Function of the Hand
- Amputee Coalition of America: Grasping the Importance of Our Hands
- Instant Anatomy: Use of the Hand
Selected Conditions and Disorders Affecting the Hands
- Organized Wisdom: Tendonitis | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | Trigger Finger | De Quervain's Disease | Rheumatoid Arthritis | Raynaud's Syndrome | Dupuytren's Contracture | Mallet Finger | Skier's Thumb | Ganglion Cysts
Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Hands
- Orthopod: A Patient's Guide to Hand Anatomy
- eHealth Forum: Finger Twitching On Left Hand | Tingling In My Left Hand
- HealthBoards: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Message Board
Foundations and Support Groups on Hands
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH): Official Site
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Official Site
- Yahoo Health Groups: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Support Group | Rheumatoid Arthritis Support | Raynard's
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Hands
- PubMed Central: Articles on Hands
- JAMA: Scientific and Medical Articles on Hands
- Google Scholar: Recent Articles on Hands
Clinical Trials on Hands
- Clinical Trials.gov: Clinical Trials About Hands
- CenterWatch: Clinical Trial Listings for Hands
Research Notes References
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- Contributor: Judy Rafferty
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Judy Rafferty
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Hand, Hand anatomy, Hand physiology, Hand journals, Journals on the hand, Anatomy of the Hand, Videos of the Hand, Hand Videos, Videos on the hand
- Last update: Mar. 5, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
