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Diagram of the thumb in the testing position with accompanying X, Y, and Z axes. X: defines the axis between palmar/ulnar through dorsal/radial. Y represents the axis between dorsal/ulnar and palmar/radial. Z: implicates the axis between proximal/MC1 extension through distal/MC1 flexion. MC1, first metacarpal bone.
