Hand & Wrist

Joints in the Hand & Wrist region

22 entries

All Types 22 Muscles 22 Bones 18 Tendons 56 Ligaments 44 Nerves 4 Joints 22 Vessels 6

22 entries · Joints

Joint Carpometacarpal Joint — Thumb (Detail) articulatio carpometacarpalis pollicis (detail) Hand & Wrist The first CMC joint is the most mobile joint of the hand and the foundation of… Joint Carpometacarpal Joint (Thumb) articulatio carpometacarpalis pollicis Hand & Wrist The thumb CMC joint is the most important single joint in the hand, enabling the thumb… Joint Carpometacarpal Joint of the Thumb articulatio carpometacarpalis pollicis Hand & Wrist The carpometacarpal joint of the thumb is a saddle joint that allows the thumb its remarkable… Joint Carpometacarpal Joints (Index-Little) articulationes carpometacarpales II-V Hand & Wrist The finger CMC joints increase in mobility from index (virtually immobile keystone) to little finger (20… Joint DIP Joints (Fingers 2-5) articulationes interphalangeae distales digitorum manus Hand & Wrist The DIP joint allows the fingertip to flex for grasping and is stabilised by the terminal… Joint Distal Interphalangeal Joints (Hand) articulationes interphalangeae distales manus Hand & Wrist The distal interphalangeal joints are the terminal finger joints, allowing the fingertips to contact objects precisely… Joint Finger MCP Joints (Index–Little) articulationes metacarpophalangeales II-V Hand & Wrist The finger MCP joints are condyloid joints allowing flexion-extension in all positions and abduction-adduction only in… Joint Inferior Radioulnar Joint articulatio radioulnaris distalis Hand & Wrist The inferior radioulnar joint is the distal pivot of forearm rotation, where the radius swings around… Joint Intercarpal Joints articulationes intercarpales Hand & Wrist The intercarpal joints are the small articulations between adjacent carpal bones, linked by interosseous, dorsal, and… 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 Intermetacarpal Joints articulationes intermetacarpales Hand & Wrist The intermetacarpal joints are the small synovial joints between the bases of the second through fifth… 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 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… Joint PIP Joints (Fingers 2-5) articulationes interphalangeae proximales digitorum manus Hand & Wrist The PIP joint is the most complex and injury-prone small joint in the body. It is… Joint Pisiform-Triquetral Joint articulatio ossis pisiformis Hand & Wrist The pisotriquetral joint is a small plane synovial joint between the pisiform and the dorsal triquetrum.… Joint Proximal Interphalangeal Joints articulationes interphalangeae proximales Hand & Wrist The proximal interphalangeal joints are the primary joints of finger function, responsible for most of the… Joint Radiocarpal Joint articulatio radiocarpalis Hand & Wrist The radiocarpal joint is the primary wrist joint, formed between the distal radius and the proximal… Joint Scaphotrapeziotrapezoid Joint articulatio scaphotrapeziotrapezoidea Hand & Wrist The scaphotrapeziotrapezoid joint (STT joint, triscaphe joint) is the articulation between the distal pole of the… 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 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…

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