Acromioclavicular Joint

• Acromioclavicular Joint - Planes of Movement & Type of Joint

  contains a disc

  plane/gliding joint (flat or slightly concave/convex)

  monoaxial - 1 plane (protraction/retraction)
• Joint Articular Surfaces

  articular surfaces r usually flat + covered by fibrocartilage but still w a synovial membrane

  the joint contains a small wedge-shaped fibrocartilage disc

  the joint is surrounded by a tough, fibrous joint capsule