This section is from the book "Handbook Of Anatomy For Students Of Massage", by Margaret E. Bjorkegren. Also available from Amazon: Handbook Of Anatomy For Students Of Massage.
These joints are all hinge-joints, allowing movements round one axis only:
Transverse - flexion and extension.
Their ligaments and synovial membrane are similar to those of the metacarpo-phalangeal joints.
 
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