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Joints

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

115 joints

115 joints

Joint Sternocostal Joints articulationes sternocostales Chest The sternocostal joints connect the costal cartilages to the sternum, with the first rib forming a… Joint Subtalar Joint articulatio subtalaris Foot & Ankle The subtalar joint controls inversion and eversion of the hindfoot and is the joint that allows… Joint Subtalar Joint (Detail) articulatio subtalaris (complex) Foot & Ankle The subtalar joint complex consists of the posterior facet joint (primary) and the anterior/middle facet joints… Joint Superior Radioulnar Joint articulatio radioulnaris proximalis Upper Arm The superior radioulnar joint forms the proximal pivot of the forearm rotation mechanism, the radial head… Joint Superior Radioulnar Joint (Detail) articulatio radioulnaris proximalis (detail) Upper Arm The proximal radioulnar joint is the proximal pivot of forearm rotation, where the radial head rotates… Joint Symphysis Pubis (Detail) symphysis pubica (detail) Pelvis & Hip The pubic symphysis is a secondary cartilaginous joint with a fibrocartilaginous interpubic disc reinforced by the… Joint Talocalcaneonavicular Joint articulatio talocalcaneonavicularis Foot & Ankle The talocalcaneonavicular joint (TCN joint) is a functional ball-and-socket articulation formed by the head of the… Joint Talonavicular Joint articulatio talonavicularis Foot & Ankle The talonavicular joint is the medial component of the Chopart joint and the most mobile of… Joint Tarsometatarsal Joints (Lisfranc) articulationes tarsometatarsales Foot & Ankle The tarsometatarsal joints form the Lisfranc joint complex, a transverse articulation across the midfoot anchored by… Joint Temporomandibular Joint articulatio temporomandibularis Head & Skull The TMJ is a bilateral synovial joint between the mandibular condyle and the temporal bone glenoid… Joint Temporomandibular Joint (Detail) articulatio temporomandibularis (detail) Head & Skull The TMJ is the only bilateral joint that must function simultaneously as a unit — the… Joint Thoracic Intervertebral Disc discus intervertebralis thoracicus Lower Back The twelve thoracic intervertebral discs connect adjacent vertebral bodies from T1-T2 to T12-L1, each consisting of… Joint Thoracic Vertebral Facet Joints articulationes zygapophysiales thoracis Chest The thoracic facet joints face nearly coronally (frontal plane), enabling the thoracic spine's primary motion of… Joint Tibiofemoral Joint articulatio tibiofemorale Knee The tibiofemoral joint is the primary articulation of the knee, consisting of two separate compartments between… Joint Tibiofibular Joint (Proximal) articulatio tibiofibularis proximalis Knee The proximal tibiofibular joint is a small plane synovial joint between the fibular head and the… Joint Uncovertebral Joints (Luschka) articulationes uncovertebrales Neck The uncovertebral joints of Luschka are unique to the cervical spine, developing after birth from clefts… 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 separates the proximal and distal carpal rows and contributes substantially to wrist flexion… Joint Xiphisternal Joint symphysis xiphosternalis Chest The xiphisternal joint is a fibrocartilaginous union between the xiphoid process and the inferior end of…