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ANATOMY  The hand consists of

27 bones: ! "ha#an$ea# bones% & 'etaca("a# bones%

and

) ca("a# bonesa((an$ed in *+e (a,sof 'etaca("a#s and"ha#an$es ha+in$ its

base at theca("o'etaca("a#-.M./ a(tic0#ation

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 The (adia# ne(+e -.&3T/ on#, has senso(, f0nction and inne(+ates the do(sa# (adia# as"ect of

the hand1  The 0#na( ne(+e -.73T/ s0""#ies senso(, f0nction to the 0#na( one and one3ha#f *n$e(s and

'oto( f0nction to the h,"othena( '0sc#es% 0#na( t4o #0'b(ica#s% inte(ossei% add0cto( "o##icis%and the dee" head of the 5e6o( "o##icis #on$0s1

 The 'edian ne(+e -.&3T/ s0""#ies senso(, f0nction to the th0'b and (adia# t4o and one3ha#f *n$e(s and 'oto( f0nction to abd0cto( "o##icis b(e+is% s0"e(*cia# head of 5e6o( "o##icis

b(e+is% and o""onens "o##icis1

 The "a#' is often ca##ed no-man's land 

beca0se "enet(atin$ in0(ies in this a(ea a(e di8c0#tto e+a#0ate and t(eat

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 TENDON INJURIES

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