Group · Joints & ligaments
Metatarsophalangeal joints
Articulationes metatarsophalangeae
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Regions
- Lower limb, Foot
- Part of
- Joints of foot
DescriptionUnreviewed
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.
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Articulationes metatarsophalangeae
- English
- Metatarsophalangeal joints
- French
- Articulations métatarsophalangiennes
- Spanish
- Articulaciones metatarsofalángicas
- Portuguese
- Articulações metatarsofalângicas