The injury kept him from training and it further required surgery to remove a lump between the metacarpal bones in his right hand.
X-rays taken yesterday morning revealed a spiral fracture to the second metacarpal bone.
For example the epiphyses at the head of the first metacarpal bone.
This remains true regardless of how the first metacarpal bone is being rotated during opposition and reposition.
This contrasts to the other four metacarpal bones where the secondary centre is found in the head.
Their curved hands with long metacarpal bones allows for easy brachiation.
Each metacarpal bone consists of a body and two extremities.
The metatarsals are analogous to the metacarpal bones of the hand.
Part of the first metacarpal bone was visible in the defect.
The palm has five bones known as metacarpal bones, one to each of the 5 digits.