Vertical section through the articulations at the wrist, showing the synovial cavities.
Ligaments of wrist. Anterior view
Details
Identifiers
Latin
articulatio mediocarpalis
TA98
A03.5.11.102
TA2
1804
FMA
35293
Anatomical terminology
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The midcarpal joint is formed by the scaphoid, lunate, and triquetral bones in the proximal row, and the trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, and hamate bones in the distal row.[1] The distal pole of the scaphoid articulates with two trapezial bones as a gliding type of joint. The proximal end of the scaphoid combines with the lunate and triquetrum to form a deep concavity that articulates with the convexity of the combined capitate and hamate in a form of diarthrodial, almost condyloid joint.
^Kaufmann, Robert A.; Pfaeffle, H. James; Blankenhorn, Brad D.; Stabile, Kathryne; Robertson, Doug; Goitz, Robert (September 2006). "Kinematics of the Midcarpal and Radiocarpal Joint in Flexion and Extension: An In Vitro Study". The Journal of Hand Surgery. 31 (7): 1142–1148. doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.05.002. ISSN 0363-5023. PMID 16945717.
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