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

39 joints

39 joints in Hand & Wrist Clear ×

Joint Anatomical Snuffbox tabatiere anatomique Hand & Wrist The anatomical snuffbox is the triangular depression on the radial dorsal wrist between the extensor pollicis… Joint Carpal Tunnel canalis carpi Hand & Wrist The carpal tunnel is a rigid fibro-osseous canal at the wrist formed by the carpal bones… Joint Carpometacarpal Joint — Thumb (Detail) articulatio carpometacarpalis pollicis (detail) Hand & Wrist The first CMC joint is the most mobile joint of the hand and the foundation of… Joint Carpometacarpal Joint (Thumb) articulatio carpometacarpalis pollicis Hand & Wrist The thumb CMC joint is the most important single joint in the hand, enabling the thumb… Joint Carpometacarpal Joint of the Thumb articulatio carpometacarpalis pollicis Hand & Wrist The carpometacarpal joint of the thumb is a saddle joint that allows the thumb its remarkable… Joint Carpometacarpal Joints (Index-Little) articulationes carpometacarpales II-V Hand & Wrist The finger CMC joints increase in mobility from index (virtually immobile keystone) to little finger (20… Joint DIP Joints (Fingers 2-5) articulationes interphalangeae distales digitorum manus Hand & Wrist The DIP joint allows the fingertip to flex for grasping and is stabilised by the terminal… Joint Distal Interphalangeal Joints (Hand) articulationes interphalangeae distales manus Hand & Wrist The distal interphalangeal joints are the terminal finger joints, allowing the fingertips to contact objects precisely… Joint Distal Radioulnar Joint articulatio radioulnaris distalis Hand & Wrist The distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) is the pivot joint at the wrist between the head of… Joint Distal Radioulnar Joint Recess recessus articulationis radioulnaris distalis Hand & Wrist The distal radioulnar joint has a synovial sac that extends proximal to the sigmoid notch as… Joint Finger MCP Joints (Index–Little) articulationes metacarpophalangeales II-V Hand & Wrist The finger MCP joints are condyloid joints allowing flexion-extension in all positions and abduction-adduction only in… Joint First Carpometacarpal Joint articulatio carpometacarpalis pollicis Hand & Wrist The first carpometacarpal (CMC) joint is a reciprocally concavo-convex saddle joint between the trapezium and the… Joint Guyon Canal canalis Guyoni Hand & Wrist Guyon canal (ulnar canal) is the fibro-osseous tunnel at the wrist through which the ulnar nerve… Joint Inferior Radioulnar Joint articulatio radioulnaris distalis Hand & Wrist The inferior radioulnar joint is the distal pivot of forearm rotation, where the radius swings around… Joint Intercarpal Joints articulationes intercarpales Hand & Wrist The intercarpal joints are the small articulations between adjacent carpal bones, linked by interosseous, dorsal, and… Joint Intercarpal Joints (Individual) articulationes intercarpales Hand & Wrist The individual intercarpal joints between adjacent carpal bones are plane synovial joints linked by interosseous, volar,… Joint Intermetacarpal Joints articulationes intermetacarpales Hand & Wrist The intermetacarpal joints are the small synovial joints between the bases of the second through fifth… Joint Interphalangeal Joint (Thumb) articulatio interphalangea pollicis Hand & Wrist The thumb IP joint is a simple hinge joint with a single degree of freedom allowing… Joint Lunotriquetral Joint Space articulatio lunotriquetrata Hand & Wrist The lunotriquetral joint is the articulation between the medial surface of the lunate and the lateral… Joint Metacarpophalangeal Joints articulationes metacarpophalangeae Hand & Wrist The metacarpophalangeal joints are the knuckle joints of the hand, condyloid joints that allow both finger… Joint Metacarpophalangeal Joints (Fingers) articulationes metacarpophalangeae digitorum Hand & Wrist The finger MCP joints are condyloid joints allowing flexion-extension and abduction-adduction. Their collateral ligaments tighten in… Joint Midpalmar Space spatium mediopalmare Hand & Wrist The midpalmar space is the ulnar potential space in the deep palm, bounded medially by the… Joint PIP Joints (Fingers 2-5) articulationes interphalangeae proximales digitorum manus Hand & Wrist The PIP joint is the most complex and injury-prone small joint in the body. It is… Joint Pisiform-Triquetral Joint articulatio ossis pisiformis Hand & Wrist The pisotriquetral joint is a small plane synovial joint between the pisiform and the dorsal triquetrum.…