Saddle joint

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Saddle joint
1: Ball and socket joint; 2: Condyloid joint (Ellipsoid); 3: Saddle joint; 4 Hinge joint; 5: Pivot joint;
Ligaments of wrist. Posterior view.
Latin articulatio sellaris
Gray's subject #70 286
Dorlands/Elsevier a_64zPzhtm#/12161531

In a saddle joint (sellar joint, articulation by reciprocal reception) the opposing surfaces are reciprocally concave-convex.

Contents

[edit] Movements

The movements are the same as in a condyloid joint; that is to say, flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, and circumduction are allowed; but no axial rotation.

[edit] Examples

The best example of this form is the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Module - Introduction to Joints

[edit] External links

 This musculoskeletal system article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.

v • d • e
Joints
Types
Terminology
Motions
Components
Languages