Abstract
Human joints have developed along those of other vertebrates and have two main forms. The amphiarthroses are connections between two bones and are filled by dense connective tissue or fibrocartilage; examples of such connections are the intervertebral discs and the symphysis pubis. The diarthroses are contiguous, cartilage-covered bony ends, separated from each other by a capillary joint space and surrounded by a joint capsule; examples include the joints of the extremities and the temporomandibular, costovertebral and apophyseal vertebral joints.
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Soren, A. (1993). Anatomy and Histology of Joints. In: Arthritis and Related Affections. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77695-3_1
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