Metatarsophalangeal joints | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | articulationes metatarsophalangeae |
MeSH | D008683 |
TA98 | A03.6.10.801 |
TA2 | 1964 |
FMA | 71356 |
Anatomical terminology |
The metatarsophalangeal joints (MTP joints), also informally known as toe knuckles, are the joints between the metatarsal bones of the foot and the proximal bones (proximal phalanges) of the toes. They are condyloid joints, meaning that an elliptical or rounded surface (of the metatarsal bones) comes close to a shallow cavity (of the proximal phalanges).
The ligaments are the plantar and two collateral.
Movements
The movements permitted in the metatarsophalangeal joints are flexion, extension, abduction, adduction and circumduction.
Measuring the dorsiflexion of the MTP joints
See also
- Bunion
- Hallux rigidus (stiff big toe)
- Metatarsophalangeal joint sprain (turf toe)
References
- This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 359 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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