by admin | Jul 17, 2022 | Joint
The ankle is formed by the talocrural joint (Picture 1). It consists of the articulations between the talus bone of the foot and the distal ends of the tibia and fibula of the leg (crural = “leg”). The superior aspect of the talus bone is square-shaped and has three...
by admin | Jul 17, 2022 | Joint
The knee joint is the largest joint of the body (Picture 1). It actually consists of three articulations: The femoropatellar joint is found between the patella and the distal femur.The medial tibiofemoral joint that is located between the medial condyle of the femur...
by admin | Jul 17, 2022 | Joint
The hip joint is a multiaxial ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum of the hip bone (Picture 1). The hip carries the weight of the body and thus requires strength and stability during standing and walking. For these reasons, its range...
by admin | Jul 16, 2022 | Group
(Articulationes Metacarpophalangeae; Metacarpophalangeal Joints) These articulations are of the condyloid kind, formed by the reception of the rounded heads of the metacarpal bones into shallow cavities on the proximal ends of the first phalanges, with the exception...
by admin | Jul 16, 2022 | Group
(Articulationes Digitorum Manus; Interphalangeal Joints) The interphalangeal articulations are hinge-joints; each has a volar and two collateral ligaments. The arrangement of these ligaments is similar to those in the metacarpophalangeal articulations. The Extensor...
by admin | Jul 16, 2022 | Group
One of the factor that contributes to the variety of movement the hand can perform “around” the body is the huge mobility of the shoulder. What we generically identify as shoulder movements are separate in 2 different “sectors” and involve 4 joints (3 anatomical...
