X-ray of the hand

Author: Mikael Häggström
Projectional radiography ("X-ray") of the hand:

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Normal anatomy

• X-ray of normal hand by dorsoplantar projection.jpg

  Left hand by dorsoplantar projection

• X-ray of normal hand by lateral projection.jpg

  Lateral projection

• X-ray of normal hand by oblique projection.jpg

  Oblique projection

• Sesamoid bones of the fingers.jpg

  Dorsoplantar, with sesamoid bones

• Accessory bones of the wrist.jpg

  The wrist, with most common accessory bones labeled.

Normal by age

Age	Male			Female
	Dorsoplantar	Lateral	Oblique	Dorsoplantar	Lateral	Oblique
0	X-ray of the hand of a 0 year old male - dorsoplantar.jpg		X-ray of the hand of a 0 year old male - oblique.jpg
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2	X-ray of the hand of a 2 year old male - dorsoplantar.jpg	X-ray of the hand of a 2 year old male - lateral.jpg	X-ray of the hand of a 2 year old male - oblique.jpg
3	X-ray of the hand of a 3 year old male - dorsoplantar.jpg		X-ray of the hand of a 3 year old male - oblique.jpg
4	X-ray of the hand of a 4 year old male - dorsoplantar.jpg	X-ray of the hand of a 4 year old male - lateral.jpg	X-ray of the hand of a 4 year old male - oblique.jpg
5	X-ray of the hand of a 5 year old male - dorsoplantar.jpg X-ray of the hand of a 5 year old male - case 2 - dorsoplantar.jpg	X-ray of the hand of a 5 year old male - lateral.jpg X-ray of the hand of a 5 year old male - case 2 - lateral.jpg	X-ray of the hand of a 5 year old male - oblique.jpg X-ray of the hand of a 5 year old male - case 2 - oblique.jpg
6	X-ray of the hand of a 6 year old male - dorsoplantar.jpg	X-ray of the hand of a 6 year old male - lateral.jpg	X-ray of the hand of a 6 year old male - oblique.jpg
7	X-ray of the hand of a 7 year old male - dorsoplantar.jpg X-ray of the hand of a 7 year old male - case 2 - dorsoplantar.jpg	X-ray of the hand of a 7 year old male - lateral.jpg
8	X-ray of the hand of an 8 year old male - dorsoplantar.jpg X-ray of the hand of an 8 year old male - case 3 - dorsoplantar.jpg X-ray of the hand of an 8 year old male - case 2 - dorsoplantar.jpg	X-ray of the hand of an 8 year old male - lateral.jpg	X-ray of the hand of an 8 year old male - oblique.jpg
9	X-ray of the hand of a 9 year old male - dorsoplantar.jpg X-ray of the hand of a 9 year old male - case 2 - dorsoplantar.jpg	X-ray of the hand of a 9 year old male - lateral.jpg	X-ray of the hand of a 9 year old male - oblique.jpg
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Diseases

• X-ray of thumb fractures