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Plane joint
	Vertical section through the articulations at the wrist, showing the synovial cavities.
Latin	articulatio plana
Gray's	subject #70 286

A plane joint (arthrodial joint, gliding joint, plane articulation) is a synovial joint which, under physiological conditions, allows only gliding movement.^[1]

Plane joints permit sliding or gliding movements in the plane of articular surfaces. The opposed surfaces of the bones are flat or almost flat, with movement limited by their tight joint capsules. Plane joints are numerous and are nearly always small, such as the acromioclavicular joint between the acromion of the scapula and the clavicle.²

[edit] References

^ Module - Introduction to Joints

² Moore, et al. Introduction to Clinically Oriented Anatomy. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.

[edit] External links

Animated diagram at mc.edu
plane+joint at eMedicine Dictionary

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