RADIO-TJLNAR. 



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to the radio-ulnar articulation; the under surface, by the synovial membrane of 

 the wrist. 



Fig. 134. Ligaments of Wrist and Hand. Anterior View. 



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NFERIOR RADIO-ULNAH ARTIC1 



WRIST-JOINT 



CARPAL ARTICf? 



CARPO-METACARPAL ARTIC ! 



The Synovial Membrane of this articulation has been called, from its extreme 

 looseness, the membrana sacciformis ; it covers the margin of the articular surface 

 of the head of the ulna and where reflected from this bone on to the radius forms 



Fig. 135. Ligaments of Wrist and Hand. Posterior View. 



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"Wrist- Joint 



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a very loose cul-de-sac ; from the radius, it is continued over the upper surface 

 of the nbro-cartilage. The quantity of synovia which it contains is usually 



