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Luschka's joints (78 bytes)

Lap joint (622 bytes)
3: ... by overlapping them. There are many types of lap joints.
5: ...e joining of wood end to end, and "Cross Lap" for joints often cut at right angles.
7: ...sfactory although they are regarded as very basic joints.

Heberden's node (187 bytes)
1: ...are bony outgrowths on the distal interphalangeal joints.

Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (965 bytes)
1: ...ody is affected; more typically, only a subset of joints are affected (e.g. those in the arms, or those in...
3: ... and surgery to help reposition severely affected joints and limbs. Those not severely afflicted typicall...

Bouchard's nodes (282 bytes)
1: ...e bony outgrowths on the proximal interphalangeal joints.

Ligament (1002 bytes)
5: ...f the articular capsule that surrounds synovial [[joints]]. They act as mechanical reinforments. Extra-c...
7: ...ercises to lengthen their ligaments, making their joints more supple.

Joint (4898 bytes)
4: ...]]s make contact. They are three primary types of joints: synovial, cartilaginous, and fibrous.
6: == Synarthrosis joints ==
8: Synarthroses are joints with very little (if any) mobility. They can can...
10: *'''Syndesmoses''' are joints where the two bones are joined by one of more lig...
12: *'''Synchondroses''' are joints where the two bones are joined by a piece of cart...

Gear coupling (1543 bytes)
1: ...of a flexible joint fixed to each shaft. The two joints are connected by a third shaft, called the spindl...
5: ...ions]]. The limit on torque density in universal joints is due to the limited [[cross section|cross secti...

Quickfit apparatus (670 bytes)
3: ...when subjected to liquids which can flow into the joints (but not out of them) through capillary-like acti...

SRMS (596 bytes)
3: ...the End Effector. The two booms connecting these joints contribute to a total arm length of 50 feet 3 inc...

Inverse kinematic animation (2039 bytes)
1: ...the required articulation of a series of limbs or joints, such that the end of the limb ends up in a parti...
3: ...and but the many complex articulations of several joints must occur to get the hand to the desired locatio...
5: ...dual joints. The solution is to model the virtual joints of the puppet and allow the animator to move the ...
7: ...te in, the limitations of the articulations their joints are capable of and the finite physical loads and ...

Forward kinematic animation (1421 bytes)
3: ... [[thumb]] and [[knuckle]] joints. Three of these joints (the shoulder, wrist and the base of the thumb) h...

Lumbrical muscle (868 bytes)
1: ...hile maintaining extension at the interphalangeal joints.

Septic arthritis (933 bytes)
1: ...arthritis]]'' is the proliferation of bacteria in joints and resultant inflammation. Bacteria are either c...
3: ...ever|febrile]]. In ''seeding'' arthritis, several joints can be affected simultaneously; this is especiall...

Fibrositis (115 bytes)
1: ...the [[inflammation]] of fibrous connective tissue joints.

Pseudobulb (1026 bytes)
7: ... (with many joints) or spherical (with one or few joints), they are all produced from a long lived creepin...

Robot control (2115 bytes)
3: ...d to as the ''tool center point'' or TCP. As the joints rotate and the links contract and expand, the TCP...
5: ... to weld in a straight line, the actuators in the joints of the robot have to be controlled in complex man...
9: ... to help them describe the positions of links and joints unambiguously. Every link gets its own [[coordin...

Snake skull (1533 bytes)
1: ...mplex and highly evolved structure, with numerous joints to allow the snake to swallow prey far bigger tha...
3: [[Image:Snake_skull_joints_lateral_view.jpg]]
5: ...ose kinetic joints that are visible labeled. The joints in red are highly mobile, those in green are slig...

Biarticular muscle (165 bytes)
1: ...icular muscles are [[muscles]] that work on two [[joints]] rather than just one, such as the [[hamstrings]...

Psoriatic arthritis (2337 bytes)
13: ...ype accounts for around 50% of cases, and affects joints on both sides of the body simultaneously. This t...
17: ...of the body and usually only involves less than 3 joints.
29: ...haracterised by inflammation and stiffness in the joints nearest to the ends of the fingers and toes. Nai...

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