Lower Extremity Joints Flashcards
Condyle of femur articulate with condyle of tibia
- permits flexion, extension, and with knee flexed, some internal and external rotation
- therefore a biaxial condylar joint
Knee joint
Posterior of lateral tibial console and head of fibula at fibular facet
- gliding joint
Proximal tib fib joint
Fibular notch of the tibia articulates with the medial aspect of the lower fibula
- syndesmosis fibrous joint
Distal tib fib joint
Articulation between the lower ends of the tibia and fibula and the upper part of talus
- mortise
- saddle joint
Ankle joint
The concave posteroinferior facet on the talus articulates with the convex facet on the upper surface of the calcaneus
- gliding joint
Posterior talocalcanean joint
The head of the talus articulates with the navicular and the middle and anterior faces of the calcaneus with inferior surfaces of the talus
- ball and socket joint
Anterior talocalcaneonavicular joint
What type of joint is the cubidonavicular joint?
Syndesmosis
Saddle joint, the distal surface of the calcaneus articulates with the proximal surface of the cuboid for inversion and eversion
Calcaneocuboid joint
Gliding joints between the cuniforms
Intercuneiform joints
Gliding joint between the lateral cuneiform and cuboid
Cuneocuboid joint
Gliding joints, the bases of the metatarsals articulate with the 3 cuniform and cuboid
movements are inversion and eversion
Tarsometatarsal joints
Gliding joints, bases of 2nd - 5th MT bones articulate with each other
Intermetatarsal joints
Ellipsis joints where the convex heads of the MT articulate with concave bases of the proximal phalanges
Metatarsophalangeal joints
Hinge joints where head of proximal phalanx articulates with base of next phalanx
Interphalangeal joint
