Metatarsophalangeal joint

Metatarsophalangeal joints
Bones of the right foot. Dorsal surface.
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Identifiers
Latin	articulationes metatarsophalangeae
Dorlands /Elsevier	a_64/12161421
TA	A03.6.10.801
FMA	71356
Anatomical terminology []

The metatarsophalangeal joints (MTP joints) are the joints between the metatarsal bones of the foot and the proximal bones (proximal phalanges) of the toes. They are condyloid joints meaning an elliptical or rounded surface (of the metatarsal bones) come close to the shallow cavities (of the proximal phalanges).

The ligaments are the plantar and two collateral.

The movements permitted in the metatarsophalangeal joints are flexion, extension, abduction, adduction and circumduction.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)