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During examination of the wrist and hand, the examiner sits opposite the patient. The hand is placed in a neutral position on a flat surface. It may be extended and flexed for dynamic examination of the joints and tendons. The examination of the wrist starts with a longitudinal scan of the dorsal midline area of the wrist.
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Bruyn, G.A., Schmidt, W.A. (2023). The Wrist. In: Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for the Rheumatologist. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27737-5_7
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