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Fractura de Muñeca

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La muñeca es una articulación compleja, formada por las terminaciones de los huesos del brazo y ocho huesos pequeños de la muñeca, los dos huesos que forman el antebrazo son el radio y el cúbito.  Existen ocho huesos pequeños de la muñeca o huesos carpianos entre las terminaciones del radio y el cúbito el comienzo de los huesos de la mano.  Los huesos de la mano se denominan huesos metacarpianos, todos estos huesos, grandes y pequeños, trabajan en conjunto para que usted pueda realizar movimientos complejos con las manos y los dedos.  Las lesiones y las fracturas, se pueden producir en cualquier parte de la articulación de la muñeca.

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