complex joint


complex joint

[TA] a joint composed of three or more skeletal elements, or in which two anatomically separate joints function as a unit. For example, the talonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints act together as the compound transverse tarsal joint. Synonym(s): articulatio composita [TA], articulatio complexa, composite joint, compound articulation, compound joint

com·plex joint

(kŏm-pleks joynt) [TA] Joint composed of three or more skeletal elements, or in which two anatomically separate joints function as a unit.