Key facts
- Articulations
- 1st metacarpal distally , scaphoid proximally , trapezoid medially , 2nd metacarpal medially
- Latin
- os trapezium, os multangulum majus
- Mesh
- D051222
- Ta98
- A02.4.08.008
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
1,866 papers- Trapezium Tunnel Syndrome.The Journal of hand surgery · 2024
- The Trapezium is Not Necessary: Logical Implications in Treating Basal Joint Arthritis and Pollicization.Hand clinics · 2022
- Evaluation and Management of Scaphoid-Trapezium-Trapezoid Joint Arthritis.The Orthopedic clinics of North America · 2019
- Arthroscopic Management of Scaphoid-Trapezium-Trapezoid Joint Arthritis.Hand clinics · 2017
- The Trapezium Dislocation: Case Presentation, Review of the Literature, Radiographic Analysis, Proposed Classification, and Treatment.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2019
via PubMed
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- carpal bone
- Image
- Gray225.png
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- Commons category
- Trapezium (bone)
- anatomical location
- hand
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
The trapezium bone (greater multangular bone) is a carpal bone in the hand. It forms the radial border of the carpal tunnel.
Structure
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “trapezium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.