IP Joint Classification etc

• Small Joints of Hand - Interphalangeal joints - Joint Classification:

  • Synovial hinge joints

  A) Interphalangeal joints

  
• Small Joints of Hand - Interphalangeal joints - Axis of movement:

  • One degree of freedom: transverse axis

  A) Interphalangeal joints

  
• Small Joints of Hand - Interphalangeal joints - Joint Capsule:

  • Loose fibrous capsule
  • Strengthened laterally by collateral ligaments
  • Replaced by palmar ligament anteriorly

  A) Interphalangeal joints