title: The carpal joint. Anatomy and function.
abstract: The carpal joint can be approached as a mechanism consisting of kinematic chains. In these chains, the proximal carpals function as intercalated segments. Intercarpal displacements are linked to one another and are based upon the mutual attuning of carpal bone geometry, joint contacts, and ligamentous interconnections.
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*