Scientists have unearthed the oldest modern-looking hand bone from a human ancestor at a site in Africa, demonstrating that features we take for granted, like the ability to grip, go much further back ...

Hand surgeons have generally discontinued use of bone cement in total wrist and small joint arthroplasty, but they do not rule out the use of bone cement altogether. “The use of cement in the hand and ...

(Reuters) -Researchers have unearthed near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya fossils of hand and foot bones belonging to an extinct human relative dating to 1.52 million years ago, revealing that this ...

People often fracture or break the bones in their hands or wrists after traumatic injuries. Fractures can cause pain and swelling around the injury. Fractures can also change the position of your ...

The bone, which is the earliest modern humanlike finger bone ever found, could come from a number of species that were around at the time, including Homo erectus Editor's note: The following essay is ...

The hand skeletons of women workers from the early days of industrialization reflect the diverse and unstable manual activities of their everyday lives. A team of researchers from Japan, Hong Kong and ...

Researchers say they have identified the first example of a bone, not stone, hand ax crafted by ancient humans in East Asia. Makers of the curved, pear-shaped implement probably used it to dig up ...