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

128 joints
19 joints in Hand & Wrist  Clear ×
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 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 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 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 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 Pisiform-Triquetral Joint articulatio ossis pisiformis Hand & Wrist The pisotriquetral joint is a small plane synovial joint between the pisiform and the palmar surface…
Joint Proximal Interphalangeal Joints articulationes interphalangeae proximales Hand & Wrist The proximal interphalangeal joints are the primary joints of finger function, responsible for most of the…
Joint Radiocarpal Joint articulatio radiocarpalis Hand & Wrist The radiocarpal joint is the primary wrist joint, formed between the distal radius and the proximal…
Joint Scapholunate Joint Space articulatio scapholunata Hand & Wrist The scapholunate joint is the articulation between the medial surface of the scaphoid and the lateral…
Joint Scaphotrapeziotrapezoid Joint articulatio scaphotrapeziotrapezoidea Hand & Wrist The scaphotrapeziotrapezoid joint (STT joint, triscaphe joint) is the articulation between the distal pole of the…
Joint Second through Fifth CMC Joints articulationes carpometacarpales II-V Hand & Wrist The CMC joints of fingers 2 through 5 are small plane synovial joints between the metacarpal…
Joint Thumb MCP Joint articulatio metacarpophalangea pollicis Hand & Wrist The thumb metacarpophalangeal joint is a condyloid articulation between the convex head of the first metacarpal…
Joint Wrist Joint (Radiocarpal + Midcarpal) articulatio carpi Hand & Wrist The wrist joint complex includes the radiocarpal joint (radius to proximal carpal row) and the midcarpal…
Joint Wrist Midcarpal Joint articulatio mediocarpalis Hand & Wrist The midcarpal joint is the articulation between the proximal carpal row (scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum) and the…

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