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Joints

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

338 joints
338 joints
Joint Sacroiliac Joint Space spatium articulationis sacroiliacae Lower Back The sacroiliac joint has an anterior synovial cavity (the lower one-third) and a posterior fibrocartilaginous syndesmosis.… Joint Saphenous Hiatus hiatus saphenus Thigh The saphenous hiatus (saphenous opening) is an oval defect in the fascia lata in the anterior… 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 Scaphotrapezoid-Trapezium Joint articulatio scaphotrapezoidea et scaphotrapezii Hand & Wrist The scaphotrapezoid-trapezium (STT or triscaphe) joint complex is the articulation between the distal scaphoid (scaphoid waist… Joint Scapulothoracic Joint articulatio scapulothoracica Shoulder The scapulothoracic joint is a physiological joint, not a true synovial articulation, formed by the sliding… Joint Sciatic Notch Space at Hip spatium incisurae ischiadicae ad coxam Thigh The sciatic notch space at the hip refers to the combined greater and lesser sciatic notch… Joint Second Tarsometatarsal Joint articulatio tarsometatarsalis secunda Foot & Ankle The second tarsometatarsal (TMT) joint is the articulation between the base of the second metatarsal and… Joint Second through Fifth Carpometacarpal Joints articulationes carpometacarpales II-V Hand & Wrist The second through fifth carpometacarpal (CMC) joints are plane synovial joints between the distal carpal row… 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 Semimembranosus Recess of the Knee recessus semimembranosi genus Knee The semimembranosus bursa communicates with the posterior knee joint capsule via an opening between the medial… Joint Shoulder Complex (Glenohumeral + AC + SC) complexus articulationis humeri Shoulder The shoulder complex is the most mobile joint complex in the body, achieving the greatest arc… Joint Shoulder Subacromial Space spatium subacromiale Shoulder The subacromial space is the narrow functional compartment between the inferior surface of the acromion and… Joint Sinus Tarsi sinus tarsi Foot & Ankle The sinus tarsi is a cone-shaped space between the neck of the talus superiorly and the… Joint Sinus Tarsi Space sinus tarsi Lower Leg The sinus tarsi is the cone-shaped space between the anterior and posterior subtalar joint facets, bordered… Joint Skull Sutures suturae cranii Head & Skull The skull sutures are fibrous joints between the flat bones of the cranial vault, including the… Joint Space of Retzius spatium retropubicum Retzii Pelvis & Hip The space of Retzius (retropubic space) is the extraperitoneal potential space between the pubic symphysis and… Joint Sternal Notch Space spatium incisurae sternalis Chest The sternal notch (suprasternal notch / jugular notch) is the midline concavity at the superior manubrium… Joint Sternoclavicular Joint articulatio sternoclavicularis Chest The sternoclavicular joint is the only bony articulation connecting the upper limb to the axial skeleton,… Joint Sternoclavicular Joint (Detail) articulatio sternoclavicularis Chest The sternoclavicular joint is the only true synovial joint connecting the upper limb to the axial… Joint Sternocostal Joint (First Rib) articulatio sternocostalis prima Chest The first sternocostal joint is a synchondrosis rather than a synovial joint, with the first costal… Joint Sternocostal Joints articulationes sternocostales Chest The sternocostal joints connect the costal cartilages to the sternum, with the first rib forming a… Joint Sub-Tenon’s Space spatium sub-tenonis Head & Skull The sub-Tenon's space is the potential space between Tenon's capsule (the fibrous fascia enclosing the globe)… Joint Subarachnoid Space spatium subarachnoideum Lower Back The subarachnoid space is the cerebrospinal fluid-filled space between the arachnoid mater and the pia mater,…
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