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Joints

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

338 joints

338 joints

Joint Knee Lateral Fat Pad Space corpus adiposum laterale genus Knee The lateral fat pad of the knee occupies the posterolateral corner of the joint space, adjacent… 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 Knee Medial Compartment Anatomy compartimentum mediale genus Knee The medial compartment of the knee joint is the articulation between the medial femoral condyle and… Joint Knee Medial Parapatellar Plica plica synovialis mediopatellaris Knee The medial parapatellar plica (medial shelf) is a synovial fold running from the suprapatellar pouch medially… Joint Knee Posterior Synovial Recess recessus posterior articulationis genus Knee The posterior synovial recess of the knee joint is the posterior extension of the knee joint… Joint Knee Posterolateral Recess recessus posterolateralis articulationis genus Knee The posterolateral recess of the knee joint is the posterior extension of the lateral tibiofemoral compartment… Joint L3-L4 Intervertebral Disc Space spatium intervertebrale L3-L4 Lower Back The L3-L4 intervertebral disc is the middle lumbar disc level, less commonly herniated than L4-L5 and… Joint L4-L5 Intervertebral Disc Space spatium intervertebrale L4-L5 Lower Back The L4-L5 intervertebral disc is the most commonly symptomatic lumbar disc level, producing L5 nerve root… Joint Lateral Compartment of the Leg compartimentum laterale cruris Lower Leg The lateral (peroneal) compartment is bounded by the fibula, anterior and posterior intermuscular septa, and the… Joint Lateral Condyle Groove Space spatium sulci condyli lateralis humeri Upper Arm The lateral condyle groove at the elbow includes the capitellotrochlear groove and the lateral aspect of… Joint Lateral Elbow Compartment compartimentum cubiti laterale Upper Arm The lateral elbow compartment encompasses the radiohumeral joint between the radial head and the capitulum, bounded… Joint Lateral Elbow Recess recessus lateralis cubiti Upper Arm The lateral elbow recess is a synovial extension of the elbow joint capsule in the lateral… Joint Lateral Parapatellar Plica plica synovialis parapatellaris lateralis Knee The lateral parapatellar plica is a synovial fold along the lateral aspect of the patellar fat… Joint Lateral Thigh Compartment Space compartimentum laterale femoris Thigh The lateral thigh compartment is defined by the lateral intermuscular septum medially, the fascia lata laterally,… Joint Lateral Ventricle Space ventriculus lateralis Head & Skull The lateral ventricles are the largest CSF compartments in the brain, consisting of four parts in… Joint Left Paracolic Gutter sulcus paracolicus sinister Abdomen The left paracolic gutter is the peritoneal recess between the lateral border of the descending colon… Joint Left Subphrenic Space spatium subphrenicum sinistrum Abdomen The left subphrenic space is the peritoneal recess between the left lobe of the liver, the… Joint Lesser Omental Space spatium omentale minus Abdomen The lesser omentum (gastrohepatic and hepatoduodenal ligaments) creates a peritoneal fold space between the stomach and… Joint Lesser Sac (Omental Bursa) bursa omentalis (saccus minor) Abdomen The lesser sac (omental bursa) is the peritoneal space posterior to the stomach and lesser omentum,… Joint Lesser Sac Inferior Recess recessus inferior sacci minoris Abdomen The inferior recess of the lesser sac extends between the layers of the greater omentum toward… Joint Lesser Sciatic Foramen foramen ischiadicum minus Pelvis & Hip The lesser sciatic foramen is the opening formed below the sacrospinous ligament and above the sacrotuberous… Joint Lesser Sciatic Foramen Space spatium foraminis ischiadici minoris Pelvis & Hip The lesser sciatic foramen is bounded by the lesser sciatic notch of the ischium, the sacrospinous… 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…

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