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Atlas - Carpometacarpal joints level

First metacarpal bone

Base of the second metacarpal

Triquetral bone

Abductor pollicis brevis muscle

Deep head of flexor pollicis brevis muscle

First dorsal interosseous muscle

Opponens pollicis muscle

Superficial head of flexor pollicis brevis muscle

Tendon of the abductor digiti minimi muscle

Tendon of the abductor pollicis longus muscle

Tendon of the extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle

Tendon of the extensor carpi ulnaris muscle

Tendon of the extensor digiti minimi muscle

Tendon of the extensor indicis muscle

Tendon of the extensor pollicis brevis muscle

Tendon of the extensor pollicis longus muscle

Tendon of the flexor carpi radialis muscle

Tendon of the flexor pollicis longus muscle

Tendons of the extensor digitorum muscle

Tendon of flexor digitorum profundus muscle

Tendons of the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle

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Carpometacarpal joints level

structures of the wrist at the level of the carpometacarpal joints.

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Carpometacarpal joints level

structures of the wrist at the level of the carpometacarpal joints.

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