Neha Patil (Editor)

Intermetatarsal joints

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Dorlands/Elsevier
  
12161318

FMA
  
71355

TA
  
A03.6.10.701

Intermetatarsal joints

Latin
  
articulationes intermetatarsales

Intermetatarsal joints - The base of the first metatarsal is not connected with that of the second by any ligaments; in this respect the great toe resembles the thumb.

Contents

The bases of the other four metatarsals are connected by the dorsal, plantar, and interosseous ligaments.

  • The dorsal ligaments pass transversely between the dorsal surfaces of the bases of the adjacent metatarsal bones.
  • The plantar ligaments have a similar arrangement to the dorsal.
  • The interosseous ligaments consist of strong transverse fibers which connect the rough non-articular portions of the adjacent surfaces.

    • Synovial Membranes

    The synovial membranes between the second and third, and the third and fourth metatarsal bones are part of the great tarsal synovial membrane; that between the fourth and fifth is a prolongation of the synovial membrane of the cuboideometatarsal joint.

    Movements

    The movement permitted between the tarsal ends of the metatarsal bones is limited to a slight gliding of the articular surfaces upon one another.

    References

    Intermetatarsal joints Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics