Sternocostal joints

Sternocostal joints
Sternocostal and interchondral articulations. Anterior view.
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Identifiers
Latin	articulationes sternocostales
MeSH	D013248
TA98	A03.3.05.001
TA2	1730
FMA	72323
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The sternocostal joints, also known as sternochondral joints or costosternal articulations, are synovial plane joints of the costal cartilages of the true ribs with the sternum.^[1] The only exception is the first rib, which has a synchondrosis joint since the cartilage is directly united with the sternum.^[1] The sternocostal joints are important for thoracic wall mobility.^[2]

The ligaments connecting them are:

Clinical significance

Ankylosis, joint stiffness caused by ossification, may occur at the sternocostal joints.^[3]

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 203 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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Of vertebral bodies	anterior longitudinal ligament posterior longitudinal ligament
Of vertebral arches	ligamenta flava supraspinous ligament nuchal ligament interspinous ligament intertransverse ligament

Atlanto-axial	Medial: Cruciate ligament of atlas (Transverse ligament of atlas) Alar ligament Apical ligament of dens Tectorial membrane of atlanto-axial joint Lateral: no ligaments anterior atlantoaxial ligament posterior atlantoaxial ligament
Zygapophysial	no ligaments
Lumbosacral	iliolumbar ligament
Sacrococcygeal	anterior sacrococcygeal ligament posterior sacrococcygeal ligament

Head of rib	Radiate ligament Intra-articular ligament
Costotransverse	Costotransverse ligament Lumbocostal ligament

Syndesmoses of pelvic girdle	Obturator membrane Obturator canal
Pubic symphysis	superior pubic ligament inferior pubic ligament
Sacroiliac	anterior sacroiliac ligament posterior sacroiliac ligament interosseous sacroiliac ligament ligaments connecting the sacrum and ischium: sacrotuberous ligament sacrospinous ligament

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