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A dorsal plate in the joints of the toes: Patella or meniscus?
Author(s) -
Weber Andrew B.,
Eizenberg Norman,
Slattery Philip G.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.980070506
Subject(s) - medicine , anatomy , dorsum , interphalangeal joint , metatarsophalangeal joints , patella , meniscus , connective tissue , pathology , geometry , mathematics , incidence (geometry)
Abstract Deep to the extensor expansion of the interphalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints of the toes, there exists a structure of dense irregular connective tissue that corresponds to the opposite volar plate. This plate is a constant finding, is meniscoid, and challenges previous descriptions of the anatomy and function of these joints. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.