Group · Joints & ligaments
Complex joint
Articulatio composita
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Part of
- Diarthrosis
DescriptionUnreviewed
COMPlEX JOINT
Compound joint: three or more articulation surfaces (e.g. radiocarpal joint)
Complex joint: two or more articulation surfaces and an articular disc or meniscus (e.g. knee joint)
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Names
- Latin
- Articulatio composita
- English
- Complex joint
- French
- Articulation composée
- Spanish
- Articulación compleja
- Portuguese
- Junta complexa