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Joints

Joint reference, type, range of motion, capsule, ligamentous support, and clinical assessment.

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Joint Carpal Tunnel Entrance Space spatium introitus canalis carpi Forearm The carpal tunnel entrance is the proximal opening of the carpal tunnel at the wrist crease,… Joint Cubital Fossa fossa cubitalis Forearm The cubital fossa is the triangular anterior elbow depression bounded medially by pronator teres, laterally by… Joint Cubital Tunnel canalis cubitalis ulnaris Forearm The cubital tunnel is the fibro-osseous canal through which the ulnar nerve passes posterior to the… Joint Cubital Tunnel Space canalis ulnaris (sulcus nervi ulnaris) Forearm The cubital tunnel is the fibro-osseous tunnel on the medial elbow through which the ulnar nerve… Joint Distal Forearm Flexor Space spatium flexorum antebrachii distale Forearm The distal forearm flexor space lies between the flexor tendon layer and the pronator quadratus muscle… Joint Distal Radioulnar Joint (DRUJ) articulatio radioulnaris distalis Forearm The DRUJ is the distal pivot of forearm rotation, complementing the proximal radioulnar joint at the… Joint Dorsal Forearm Extensor Space spatium extensorum antebrachii dorsale Forearm The dorsal forearm extensor space lies between the superficial and deep extensor muscle layers, containing the… Joint Elbow Anterior Recess recessus anterior articulationis cubiti Forearm The elbow anterior recess is the anterior extension of the common elbow synovial cavity between the… Joint Elbow Common Synovial Cavity cavitas articularis cubiti communis Forearm The elbow joint is a compound synovial joint in which three articulations, the humeroulnar, humeroradial, and… Joint Elbow Medial Compartment compartimentum mediale articulationis cubiti Forearm The medial compartment of the elbow joint encompasses the medial part of the humeroulnar articulation, including… Joint Elbow Posterior Compartment compartimentum posterius articulationis cubiti Forearm The elbow posterior compartment is the posterior extension of the elbow synovial cavity between the olecranon… Joint Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Groove Space spatium sulci tendinis extensoris carpi ulnaris Forearm The ECU groove space is the osseoligamentous tunnel on the dorsal aspect of the ulnar head,… Joint Guyon’s Canal canalis ulnaris (Guyoni) Forearm Guyon's canal (ulnar tunnel) is the fibro-osseous tunnel at the wrist through which the ulnar nerve… Joint Inferior Radioulnar Joint (Detail) articulatio radioulnaris distalis (detail) Forearm The DRUJ is the distal pivot of forearm rotation where the sigmoid notch of the radius… Joint Olecranon Fossa Space fossa olecrani — spatium Forearm The olecranon fossa is the posterior recess on the distal humerus that accommodates the olecranon process… Joint Parona Space spatium Paronae Forearm Parona space is the potential space in the distal anterior forearm between the flexor digitorum profundus… Joint Posterior Interosseous Forearm Space spatium posterior antebrachii interosseum Forearm The posterior interosseous forearm space lies between the superficial and deep extensor muscle layers in the… Joint Proximal Radioulnar Joint articulatio radioulnaris proximalis Forearm The proximal radioulnar joint (PRUJ) is the pivot joint at the elbow between the circumference of… Joint Ulnohumeral Joint articulatio humeroulnaris Forearm The ulnohumeral joint is the primary hinge articulation of the elbow, formed between the trochlea of… Joint Wrist Dorsal Radiocarpal Space spatium dorsale articulationis radiocarpalis Forearm The dorsal radiocarpal space is the dorsal recess of the radiocarpal joint, accessible via the 3-4…