Joints Flashcards
4 common features of synovial joints
1) hyaline cartilage covers articular surfaces
2) articular capsule encloses the joint
3) synovial membrane lines the capsule and covers all structures within the capsule except for the articular cartilage
4) synovial membrane secretes synovial fluid
For ligaments attached to tibia and a tarsal bone, ______ is named last
tarsal bone
ex: tibionavicular
For ligaments attached to fibula and tarsal bone, ______ is named last
fibula
ex: calcaneofibular
For ligaments attached to navicular and any other bone, the ________ is named last.
- navicular
ex. calcaneonavicular, cuboideonavicular, cuneonavicular
Except for the navicular, ligaments attached to two tarsal bones are named with more _______ bone named last.
distal
ex: calcaneocuboid
ankle joint AKA
talocrural joint
what type of joint is the ankle joint?
hinge or ginglymus type of synovial joint
the trochlea of the talus fits into a socket formed by …
- tibia
- fibula
- anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament
- inferior transverse ligament
3 ligaments associated with distal tibiofibular joint
1) interosseous tibiofibular lig
2) anterior inferior tibiofibular lig*
3) posterior inferior tibiofibular lig*
* help form socket for the talus
is the interosseous tibiofibular ligament a part of the ankle joint?
NO
- it is the lowermost portion of the interosseous membrane b/w the tibia and the fibula
- triangular
- anterior border of fibular notch of tibia TO the anterior border of the shaft of the fibula and the lateral malleolus
anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament
What forms anterior portion of the socket for talus in ankle joint?
anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament
- quadrilateral
- from posterior border of the fibular notch of tibia to the upper part of the lateral malleolar facet
- remember it has two portions
posterior inferior tibiofibular ligament
deep portion of the posterior inferior tibiofibular ligament is aka…
inferior transverse ligament
- located inferiorly and deep
- contains elastic fibers and fibrocartilage and helps form the tibial plafond
the anterior and posterior superior tibiofibular ligaments are associated with what joint?
proximal tibiofibular joint
what surfaces of the body of the talus articulate at the ankle joint?
Dorsal –> inferior surface of tibia (tibial plafond)
Medial –> medial malleolus (comma-shaped or pear shaped facets)
Lateral –> lateral malleolus of fibula (triangular facets)
where is the articular or fibrous capsule of the ankle joint thickened?
- thin and broad anteriorly stretching to neck of talus
- medially and laterally thickened as the medial and lateral collateral ligaments
- thin posteriorly and consists mainly of transverse fibers, some which blend with inferior transverse ligament
medial collateral ligament of ankle joint AKA
deltoid ligament (strong triangular band containing fibers which attach to the tibia superiorly and fan out inferiorly to attach to the talus, calcaneus and navicular)
four deltoid ligaments
anterior tibiotalar
tibionavicular
tibiocalcaneal
posterior tibiotalar
which of the four deltoid ligaments lies deep?
anterior tibiotalar the other ligaments are located superficially
what are the attachments of the deltoid ligament?
Superior: anterior surface (colliculus), apex and posterior surface (colliculus) of medial malleolus
Inferior: fibers fan out specifically
attachment of anterior tibiotalar ligament
- medial surface of the talus
- medial tubercle on the posterior surface of the talus, which assists in forming the groove for the tendon of flexor hallucis longus
posterior tibiotalar ligament
attachment of tibiocalcaneal ligament
- sustentaculum tali inferiorly