Proximal radioulnar articulation

Proximal radioulnar articulation

Capsule of elbow-joint (distended). Anterior aspect.

Annular ligament of radius, from above. The head of the radius has been sawn off and the bone dislodged from the ligament.
Details
Latin articulatio radioulnaris proximalis
Identifiers
Gray's p.324
Dorlands
/Elsevier
a_64/12161505
TA A03.5.09.004
FMA 38860
Anatomical terminology

The proximal radioulnar articulation (superior radioulnar joint) is a synovial trochoid or pivot joint between the circumference of the head of the radius and the ring formed by the radial notch of the ulna and the annular ligament.

Nerve Supply

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References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)