label: Synostosis involving the 1st metacarpal
label_lc: synostosis involving the 1st metacarpal
description: "Fusion of the 1st metacarpal with another bone. In contrast to the proximal phalanges of the digits 2 to 5, the proximal phalanx of the thumb is embryologically equivalent to the middle phalanges of the other digits, whereas the first metacarpal is embryologically of phalangeal origin and as such equivalent to the proximal phalanges of the other digits."