ELBOW Flashcards
Joint Type
Humeral Ulnar Joint
Saddle Joint
Concave on Convex
Joint Type
Humeral Radial Joint
Ball and socket joint
• Concave head of radius is the socket
–capitulum of the humerus is the ball
Concave on Convex
Joint Type
Superior Radial-Ulnar Joint
Trochoid/Pivot Joint
Joint Type
Inferior Radial - Ulnar Joint
Trochoid/Pivot Joint
• What happens at the top is opposite of thte bottom
Syndesmosis in forearm
between radius and ulna with interosseus membrane
What arthrokinematics exist for the distal radial-ulnar joint during forearm pronation and supination? How do these compare to the arthrokinematics of the proximal radial-ulnar joint?
Proximal radio-ulnar joint: Convex radius on concave ulna
Distal radio-ulnar joint: Concave radius on convex ulna
Distal radio-ulnar joint
Articulations: ulnar notch of radius – concave
Articulates with articular disc whichis triangular shaped
Ulnar head – convex
Reinforced by anterior and posterior RU and interossues ligaments