Joints of the hand

Articulationes manus include the following joints:

Articulatio radiocarpalis

 * articulating surfaces: facies articularis carpalis radii, proximal row of ossa carpi ( os scaphoideum, os lunatum , os triquetrum ), discus articularis
 * the radius directly articulates with the ossa carpi
 * between the ulna and the ossa carpi is the discus articularis
 * meniscoid process

Articulatio mediocarpalis

 * articulating surfaces: os scaphoideum, os lunate, os triquetrum form a socket for os capitatum, os hamatum ; os trapezium , os trapezoideum form a socket for the distal part of the os scaphoideum
 * the shape of a recumbent S

Articulatio ossis pisiformis

 * stiff joint
 * articulating surfaces: os pisiforme, os triquetrum
 * the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon emerges from the os pisiforme
 * the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon is divided into 2 ligaments


 * 1) league pisohamatum (to hamulus ossis hamati)
 * 2) league pisometacarpale (to the base of the 4th + 5th metacarpals)

Articulationes intercarpales

 * joints with little mobility between the carpal bones of one row
 * ligamenta intercarpalia interossea

Articulationes carpometacarpales

 * articulating surfaces: distal row of carpal bones, base of metacarpal bones

Art. carpometacarpalis pollicis

 * saddle joint
 * articulating surfaces: basis ossis metacarpi I, os trapezium
 * movements: palmar flexion, dorsiflexion, abduction, adduction, rotation, opposition, reposition

Articulationes intermetacarpales

 * connection 2.-5. metacarpus
 * interosseous metacarpal ligaments

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