Metacarpophalangeal joint

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Metacarpophalangeal joint

Metacarpophalangeal articulation and articulations of digit.

Volar aspect.

Metacarpophalangeal articulation and articulations of digit.

Ulnar aspect.
Latin articulationes metacarpophalangeae
Gray's subject #90 332
MeSH Metacarpophalangeal+Joint

The metacarpophalangeal joints (MCP) are of the condyloid kind, formed by the reception of
the rounded heads of the metacarpal bones into shallow cavities on the proximal ends of the first
phalanges, with the exception of that of the thumb, which presents more of the characters of a
ginglymoid joint[1]. Arthritis of the MCP is a distinguishing feature of Rheumatoid Arthritis, as
opposed to the distal interphalangeal joint in osteoarthritis.

Contents
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 1 Ligaments
 2 Dorsal surfaces
 3 Movements
 4 References
 5 External links

[edit] Ligaments
Each joint has:

 palmar ligaments of metacarpophalangeal articulations

 collateral ligaments of metacarpophalangeal articulations

[edit] Dorsal surfaces

The dorsal surfaces of these joints are covered by the expansions of the Extensor tendons,
together with some loose areolar tissue which connects the deep surfaces of the tendons to the
bones.

[edit] Movements
The movements which occur in these joints are flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, and
circumduction; the movements of abduction and adduction are very limited, and cannot be
performed while the fingers form a fist. [1]

The muscles of flexion and extension are as follows:

Location Flexion Extension

Flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus,
fingers lumbricales, and interossei, assisted in the case of
the little finger by the flexor digiti minimi brevis
thumb flexores pollicis longus and brevis
extensor digitorum communis,
extensor indicis proprius, and
extensor digiti minimi muscle
extensores pollicis longus and
brevis
[edit] References
1. ^ a b Gray's Anatomy (1918), see infobox

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.
As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

[edit] External links

 Hand kinesiology at UK bone/mpartic.html
 EatonHand joi-047
 Metacarpophalangeal+joint at eMedicine Dictionary

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Joints and ligaments of upper limbs (TA A03.5, GA 3.313)
Anterior sternoclavicular · Posterior sternoclavicular ·
Sternoclavicular
Interclavicular · Costoclavicular
Syndesmoses: Coracoacromial · Superior transverse scapular ·
Inferior transverse of scapula
Shoulder Acromioclavicular
Synovial: Acromioclavicular · Coracoclavicular (trapezoid,
conoid)
Capsule · Coracohumeral · Glenohumeral (superior, middle,
Glenohumeral
and inferior) · Transverse humeral · Glenoid labrum
Humeroradial Radial collateral
Humeroulnar Ulnar collateral
Elbow
Proximal Anular · Oblique
radioulnar cord
Distal Palmar radioulnar · Dorsal radioulnar · Interosseous membrane of
Forearm
radioulnar forearm
Dorsal radiocarpal/Palmar radiocarpal · Dorsal
Wrist/radiocarpal ulnocarpal/Palmar ulnocarpal · Ulnar collateral/Radial
collateral
Joints of Radiate carpal · Dorsal intercarpal · Palmar intercarpal ·
Intercarpal,
hand Interosseous intercarpal · Scapholunate · Pisiform joint
midcarpal
(Pisohamate, Pisometacarpal)
Dorsal carpometacarpal · Palmar carpometacarpal · thumb:
Carpometacarpal
Radial collateral, Ulnar collateral
 Deep transverse metacarpal · Superficial transverse
Intermetacarpal
metacarpal
Metacarpophalangeal Collateral · Palmar
Interphalangeal Collateral · Palmar
Other Carpal tunnel · Ulnar canal
M: JNT anat(h/c, u, t, l)/phys noco(arth/defr/back/soft)/cong, proc, drug(M01C,
sysi/epon, injr M4)