"Palmar Plate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A thick, fibrocartilaginous ligament at the METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT of the hand.
| Descriptor ID |
D053401
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.165.308.575 A02.835.583.405.500.900 A02.835.583.512.900 A10.165.382.350.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Palmar Plate- Palmar Plate
- Palmar Plates
- Plate, Palmar
- Plates, Palmar
- Metacarpophalangeal Volar Plate
- Metacarpophalangeal Volar Plates
- Volar Plates, Metacarpophalangeal
- Volar Plate, Metacarpophalangeal
Volar Plate, Finger- Volar Plate, Finger
- Finger Volar Plate
- Finger Volar Plates
- Volar Plates, Finger
Volar Plate, Thumb- Volar Plate, Thumb
- Thumb Volar Plate
- Thumb Volar Plates
- Volar Plates, Thumb
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Palmar Plate" by people in Profiles.
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Akyurek M, Hafiz G, Sayan M. Influence of palmar plate injury on outcomes of zone 2 flexor tendon repair. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2025 May; 50(5):609-615.
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Raskolnikov D, White NJ, Swart E, Zouzias IC, Rosenwasser MP. Volar plate capsulodesis for metacarpophalangeal hyperextension with basal joint arthritis. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2014 Aug; 43(8):354-8.