Orthopaedics · Skeletal System · Hard

Triquetrum

Meaning: A pyramid-shaped carpal bone on the little-finger side of the wrist, lying beneath the pisiform.

In practice: A dorsal chip fracture of the triquetrum is a common finding after a fall onto an outstretched hand.

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