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{{Short description|Bone of the hand}}

{{Infobox Bone

|Name = First metacarpal bone

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The '''first metacarpal bone''' or the '''[[metacarpal bone]] of the [[thumb]]''' is the first bone proximal to the thumb. It is connected to the [[trapezium (bone)|trapezium]] of the [[Carpal bones|carpus]] at the first [[carpometacarpal joint]] and to the proximal thumb [[Phalanges of the hand|phalanx]] at the first [[metacarpophalangeal joint]].‎

== Characteristics ==

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== References ==

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* {{cite book | ref = harv | year = 2003

| last1 = Doyle | first1 = James R.

| last2 = Botte | first2 = Michael J.

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| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=96jG5n-vmPcC&pg=PA66

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* {{cite web | ref = harv{{harvid|UpToDate|2018}} | year = 2018

| title = First (thumb) metacarpal fractures

| publisher = UpToDate

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[[Category:Skeletal system]]

[[Category:Bones of the hand]]

[[Category:Metacarpus]]