WRIST-JOINT

SUMMARY

1. Synovial joint formed proximally by radius & articular disc of distal radio-ulnar joint; distally by scaphoid, lunate & triquetrum.

2. The TFCC separates the radiocarpal joint from the distal radioulnar joint. 

3. The capsule is reinforced by multipleligaments, which are thickening of the capsule. 


4. Palmar radiocarpal ligament - strong ligaments running transversely b/w radius & lunate. 

5. Nerve supply - AIN & PIN. 


6. Total movement - flexion 80 degrees & extension 60 degrees. Flexion is produced more at the midcarpal joint; extension is produced more at the wrist joint. 

Reference(s)

R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Gray, H., Carter, H.V. and Davidson, G. (2017). Gray’s anatomy. London: Arcturus.