2nd-5th CMC Joint Classification etc

• Small Joints of Hand - 2nd to 5th Carpometacarpal Joints - Joint Classification:

  • Synovial plane joints

  A) 2nd to 5th Carpometacarpal

  
• Small Joints of Hand - 2nd to 5th Carpometacarpal Joints - Axis of movement:

  • Complex (very little movement available)

  A) 2nd to 5th Carpometacarpal

  
• Small Joints of Hand - 2nd to 5th Carpometacarpal Joints - Joint Capsule:

  • Shared fibrous capsule across all four carpometacarpal joints and lined with synovial membrane

  A) 2nd to 5th Carpometacarpal

  
• Small Joints of Hand - 2nd to 5th Carpometacarpal Joints - Movements:

  • Minimal: allow for small gliding movements only

  A) 2nd to 5th Carpometacarpal