- Condyloid joint
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Condyloid joint 1: Ball and socket joint; 2: Condyloid joint (Ellipsoid); 3: Saddle joint; 4 Hinge joint; 5: Pivot joint; Ligaments of wrist. Anterior view Latin articulatio ellipsoidea Gray's subject #70 285 In a condyloid joint (condyloid articulation, ellipsoidal joint) an ovoid articular surface, or condyle, is received into an elliptical cavity. This permits movement in two planes, allowing flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, and circumduction.
Examples
Examples include:[1]
- the wrist-joint
- metacarpophalangeal joints
- metatarsophalangeal joints
References
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
Joints (TA A03.0, TH H3.02, GA 3.284) Types fibrous: Gomphosis · Suture · Syndesmosis · Interosseous membrane
cartilaginous: Synchondrosis · Symphysis
synovial: Plane joint · 1° (Hinge joint, Pivot joint) · 2° (Condyloid joint, Saddle joint) · 3° (Ball and socket joint)
by range of motion: Synarthrosis · Amphiarthrosis · DiarthrosisTerminology Motions general: Flexion/Extension · Adduction/Abduction · Internal rotation/External rotation · Elevation/Depression
specialized/upper limbs: Protraction/Retraction · Supination/Pronation
specialized/lower limbs: Plantarflexion/Dorsiflexion · Eversion/InversionComponents capsular: Articular capsule (Synovial membrane, Fibrous membrane) · Synovial fluid · Synovial bursa · Articular disk/Meniscus
extracapsular: Ligament · EnthesisM: JNT
anat(h/c, u, t, l)/phys
noco(arth/defr/back/soft)/cong, sysi/epon, injr
proc, drug(M01C, M4)
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