Osteoporosis is a bone disorder, causing loss of bone mass and increased risk of fragility fracture. Osteoporosis can be diagnosed at a low cost using computerized metacarpal radiogrammetry of the ...

For the metacarpal head scan, the reference line was the tip of the most distal second or third metacarpal head; the scan started 2 mm distal to this reference line and extended 18.04 mm (220 ...

However, sometimes the third metacarpal is not visualized fully on the radiographs due to technical problems such as the coning down effect of the radiographic beam. Therefore, the concept of the ...

The Raptors say Scottie Barnes fractured the third metacarpal bone in left hand Friday night against Golden State and is out indefinitely.

Raptors All-Star Scottie Barnes is out indefinitely with a fracture to the third metacarpal bone of his left hand, the team announced Friday night. The third metacarpal bone is the long bone in the ...