Pisiform joint

{{Short description|Joint of the hand}}

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| Name = Pisiform joint

| Latin = articulatio ossis pisiformis

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| Caption = Vertical section through the articulations at the wrist, showing the synovial cavities.

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| Caption2 = Shown is the right hand, palm down (left) and palm up (right).
Proximal: A=Scaphoid, B=Lunate, C=Triquetral, D=Pisiform
Distal: E=Trapezium, F=Trapezoid, G=Capitate, H=Hamate

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The pisiform joint is a joint between the pisiform and triquetrum.{{cite book|author1=Wolfgang Dauber|author2=Heinz Feneis|title=Pocket atlas of human anatomy: founded by Heinz Feneis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yqGtcpJddkoC&pg=PA84|access-date=1 November 2010|year=2007|publisher=Thieme|isbn=978-1-58890-558-1|pages=84–}}{{cite book|author1=Werner Platzer|author2=Werner Kahle|title=Color Atlas and Textbook of Human Anatomy: Locomotor system|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bl8RO_Tq7zoC&pg=PA130|access-date=1 November 2010|year=2004|publisher=Thieme|isbn=978-1-58890-159-0|pages=130–}}

It includes the pisohamate ligament and pisometacarpal ligament.

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{{Joints of upper limbs}}

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Category:Hand

Category:Joints

Category:Upper limb anatomy