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Joints

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

115 joints

115 joints

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 Intercuneiform Joints articulationes intercuneiformes Foot & Ankle The intercuneiform joints are small synovial plane joints between the medial-intermediate and intermediate-lateral cuneiforms. They share… Joint Intermetacarpal Joints articulationes intermetacarpales Hand & Wrist The intermetacarpal joints are the small synovial joints between the bases of the second through fifth… Joint Intermetatarsal Joints articulationes intermetatarsales Foot & Ankle The intermetatarsal joints between adjacent metatarsal bases are small plane synovial joints that stabilise the transverse… Joint Interphalangeal Joint — Great Toe articulatio interphalangealis hallucis Foot & Ankle The great toe IP joint is the single interphalangeal joint of the hallux, moving through the… Joint Interphalangeal Joint (Great Toe) articulatio interphalangea hallucis Foot & Ankle The great toe has a single interphalangeal joint (unlike the lesser toes which have two), at… 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 Interphalangeal Joints (Foot) articulationes interphalangeae pedis Foot & Ankle The toe interphalangeal joints are hinge joints that primarily flex the toes to grip the ground… Joint Interphalangeal Joints of the Foot articulationes interphalangeales pedis Foot & Ankle The interphalangeal joints of the foot include the single IP joint of the great toe and… Joint Intertarsal Joints articulationes intertarsales Foot & Ankle The intertarsal joints include the major midfoot joints between the tarsal bones. The most clinically important… Joint Intervertebral Disc discus intervertebralis Spine The intervertebral disc is a fibrocartilaginous structure between adjacent vertebral bodies consisting of a gelatinous nucleus… Joint Knee — Patellofemoral Joint (Detail) articulatio patellofemoris Knee The patellofemoral joint has the highest contact pressures in the body during deep flexion activities —… Joint Knee Joint articulatio genus Knee The largest and most complex joint in the body — tibiofemoral and patellofemoral compartments within one… Joint Knee Joint (Combined) articulatio genus Knee The knee joint is the largest and most frequently injured joint in the body, combining the… Joint Knee Lateral Compartment compartimentum laterale genus Knee The lateral tibiofemoral compartment has greater motion than the medial — the lateral plateau is convex… Joint Knee Medial Compartment compartimentum mediale genus Knee The medial tibiofemoral compartment is the primary load-bearing compartment of the knee, accepting 60-70% of axial… Joint Lumbar Facet Joints (Detail) articulationes zygapophysiales lumborum (detail) Lower Back The lumbar zygapophyseal joints have a sagittal orientation (superior-inferior) that allows flexion-extension while severely limiting rotation… Joint Lumbar Intervertebral Disc (L4-L5) discus intervertebralis L4-L5 Lower Back The L4-L5 intervertebral disc is the most commonly herniated disc in the lumbar spine, with the… Joint Lumbar Intervertebral Disc (L5-S1) discus intervertebralis L5-S1 Lower Back The L5-S1 disc is the most highly loaded lumbar disc, accepting the greatest mechanical stress from… Joint Lumbar Vertebral Facet Joints articulationes zygapophysiales lumborum Lower Back Lumbar facet joints face sagittally, enabling the lumbar spine's primary flexion-extension motion while resisting the rotation… Joint Lumbosacral Junction (L5-S1) articulatio lumbosacralis Lower Back The lumbosacral junction is the transition zone between the mobile lumbar spine and the rigid sacrum,… Joint Manubriosternal Joint symphysis manubriosternalis Chest The manubriosternal joint is a fibrocartilaginous symphysis between the inferior margin of the manubrium and the… 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…