title: Normal variants of the hand and wrist.
abstract: There are many normal anatomic variations in the hand and wrist that simulate pathologic processes. Recognition of these entities is extremely important in avoiding errors of commission and diagnosing diseases that do not exist. Many of these entities are not bilaterally symmetrical. This article illustrates many of these troublesome variants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Keats
mesh_terms: D006225:Hand / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012016:Reference Values; D014953:Wrist / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*