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Definition of Interphalangeal joint
1. Noun. Any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers or toes.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Interphalangeal Joint
Literary usage of Interphalangeal joint
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Surgery, Its Principles and Practice by William Williams Keen (1909)
"Disarticulation at Second interphalangeal joint of Toes (By Plantar Flap). ...
The landmark is the second interphalangeal joint-line. ..."
2. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"Proximal interphalangeal joint (see p 35) is fixed in flexion, and distal
interphalangeal joint is fixed in extension This hand, therefore, does not fully ..."
3. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1897)
"In the interphalangeal joint of the thumb a single sesamoid was present 26 times,
that is, in 68J per cent. In the metacarpo-phalangeal joint of the index a ..."
4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"Sesamoid bones are also found occasionally at the metacarpophalangeal joints of
the middle and ring fingers, at the interphalangeal joint of the thumb and ..."
5. A Text-book on surgery by John Allan Wyeth (1890)
"In amputation with disarticulation at the posterior interphalangeal joint, flex
at an angle of 90°, make a transverse incision over the ..."
6. St. Mary's Hospital Gazette by St. Mary's Hospital (London, England) (1904)
"In the first case the rlex'on of the interphalangeal joint was extreme, ...
The interphalangeal joint is flexed by the flexor sublimis digitorum and ..."
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