Joint reference, type, range of motion, capsule, ligamentous support, and clinical assessment.
128 joints
128 joints · alternate versions listed on each card
JointManubriosternal Jointsymphysis manubriosternalisChestThe manubriosternal joint is a fibrocartilaginous symphysis between the inferior margin of the manubrium and the…
JointManubriosternal Ligamentsynchondrosis manubriosternalisChestThe manubriosternal joint (angle of Louis) is a fibrocartilaginous secondary cartilaginous joint between the manubrium and…
JointMetacarpophalangeal Jointsarticulationes metacarpophalangeaeHand & WristThe metacarpophalangeal joints are the knuckle joints of the hand, condyloid joints that allow both finger…
JointMetatarsophalangeal Joints (Lesser Toes)articulationes metatarsophalangeae pedisFoot & AnkleThe lesser metatarsophalangeal joints are stabilised by the plantar plate, collateral ligaments, and the deep transverse…
JointMidtarsal (Chopart’s) Jointarticulatio tarsi transversa (Chopart)Foot & AnkleChopart's joint is the functional midfoot boundary, comprising the talonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints in a transverse…
JointOccipitocervical Junction (Craniovertebral)articulatio craniovertebralisNeckThe craniovertebral junction encompasses the atlanto-occipital joints (skull on C1) and the atlantoaxial joints (C1 on…
JointPatellofemoral Jointarticulatio patellofemoraleKneeThe patellofemoral joint is the articulation between the posterior patella and the trochlear groove of the…
JointPiriformis Fossa Spacefossa trochanterica (fossa piriformis)Pelvis & HipThe piriformis fossa is a surgical term for the small depression on the medial side of…
JointPisiform-Triquetral Jointarticulatio ossis pisiformisHand & WristThe pisotriquetral joint is a small plane synovial joint between the pisiform and the palmar surface…
JointPosterior Annular Fibres (Lumbar Disc)fibrae anuli fibrosi posteriores (discus intervertebralis lumbalis)Lower BackThe posterior annulus is the critical zone for disc herniation, posterolateral fibres lack PLL reinforcement and…
JointPosterior Knee Fat Pad Spacecorpus adiposum infrapatellar (pars posterior)KneeThe posterior extension of Hoffa's infrapatellar fat pad occupies the space between the patellar tendon and…
JointProximal Interphalangeal Jointsarticulationes interphalangeae proximalesHand & WristThe proximal interphalangeal joints are the primary joints of finger function, responsible for most of the…
JointProximal Interphalangeal Joints (Foot)articulationes interphalangeae proximales pedisFoot & AnkleThe lesser toe PIP joints are the primary deformity sites for hammertoe (fixed PIP flexion contracture)…
JointPubic Symphysissymphysis pubicaPelvis & HipThe pubic symphysis is the midline anterior pelvic symphysis connecting the two pubic bodies through a…
JointRadiocarpal Jointarticulatio radiocarpalisHand & WristThe radiocarpal joint is the primary wrist joint, formed between the distal radius and the proximal…
JointRadiohumeral Jointarticulatio humerioradialisUpper ArmThe radiohumeral (radiocapitellar) joint is the articulation between the spherical capitellum and the concave radial head,…
JointSacrococcygeal Jointarticulatio sacrococcygeaPelvis & HipThe sacrococcygeal joint connects the sacral apex to the coccyx base through a fibrocartilaginous disc, allowing…
JointSacroiliac Jointarticulatio sacroiliacaPelvis & HipThe sacroiliac joint is one of the most stable joints in the body, transmitting the entire…
JointSacroiliac Joint (Full Detail)articulatio sacroiliaca (detail)Pelvis & HipThe sacroiliac joint is a complex compound joint with an anterior synovial cavity and a posterior…
JointScapholunate Joint Spacearticulatio scapholunataHand & WristThe scapholunate joint is the articulation between the medial surface of the scaphoid and the lateral…
JointScaphotrapeziotrapezoid Jointarticulatio scaphotrapeziotrapezoideaHand & WristThe scaphotrapeziotrapezoid joint (STT joint, triscaphe joint) is the articulation between the distal pole of the…
JointScapulothoracic Jointarticulatio scapulothoracicaShoulderThe scapulothoracic joint is a physiological joint, not a true synovial articulation, formed by the sliding…
JointSecond Tarsometatarsal Jointarticulatio tarsometatarsalis secundaFoot & AnkleThe second tarsometatarsal (TMT) joint is the articulation between the base of the second metatarsal and…
JointSecond through Fifth CMC Jointsarticulationes carpometacarpales II-VHand & WristThe CMC joints of fingers 2 through 5 are small plane synovial joints between the metacarpal…
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