Thumbs

General information The Germanic tribes used to call the thumb “Dumo” or “Dume”, which was supposed to mean “the fat one” or “the strong one”. In the course of time, this term developed into the word “thumb” as we know it today. The thumb (Pollex) forms the first finger of a hand and can be … Thumbs

Wrist Root

Synonyms Wrist, scaphoid bone, scaphoid bone, navicular bone, lunate bone, lunate bone, triangular bone, triangular bone, large polygonal bone, trapezium bone, small polygonal bone, tapezoid bone, capitate bone, capitatum bone, hooked leg, hamate bone, pea bone, pisiform bone Ulna (ulna) Spoke (radius) Wrist Stylus process (Processus styloideus ulnae) Moon leg (Os lunatum) Scaphoid (Os naviculare) … Wrist Root

Pain in the wrist | Wrist Root

Pain in the wrist Due to the complexity of the carpal and the large number of structures located in this area, pain in the carpal can indicate a variety of diseases and injuries. Often the circumstances of the complaints alone can narrow down the possible causes a bit. If, for example, the pain was preceded … Pain in the wrist | Wrist Root

Taping the wrist | Wrist Root

Taping the wrist The wrist is a very stressed part of the body, both in many sports and in everyday life. In order to protect an already affected wrist from further damage caused by this stress and to promote healing of minor injuries, a tape bandage can help in many cases. This is a bandage … Taping the wrist | Wrist Root

Lunatum malaria

Introduction Under the term lunatum malacia (composed of lunatum malacia), a layman can imagine little to nothing. If one has received the diagnosis oneself, one knows at least already that it must be a disease of the hand, because there it hurts. But what is this disease, what in the hand is affected and will … Lunatum malaria

Wrist brace

The wrist is both one of the most important and one of the most complex joints in the human body. We use our wrist almost permanently, whether consciously or unconsciously, and so that the various different movement possibilities in this joint can be given, its construction is particularly complicated. Structure of the wrist Most of … Wrist brace