X-ray of a Child's Hand and Wrist

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The pisiform is the outer-most bone of the proximal row of carpal bones. It sits atop the anterior surface of triquetral bone and has little involvement in transmitting weight from the forearm to the hand.

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phalanx | metacarpal | capitate | hamate | lunate | pisiform | scaphoid | trapezoid | trapezium | triquetral | radius | ulna |
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Module Name: hand_wrist
Module Title: X-ray of a Child's Hand and Wrist
Image Info: X-ray; source - Wuarchive.
Created by: Lynn Bry
Contact Email:bryl@medicine.wustl.edu
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