Inter metacarpal joint

Ox

Inter metacarpal joint is a diarthrosis and an amphiarthrosis formed between the large and small metacarpal bones, the former between the facets of their proximal extremities and the latter between their shafts.

• Common Ligaments
  1. Dorsal capsular ligament of the carpus.
  2. Lateral ligament of the carpus
  3. Ligament connecting ulnar carpal and fourth carpal and large metacarpal and small metacarpal.
• Special Ligaments
  1. Intermetacarpal ligament
  2. An interosseous ligament connecting the shafts of the bones.
• Motion
  1. Slight vertical gliding.

Horse

• Each small metacarpal is united through its length to the postero lateral face of the large metacarpal by syndesmosis.
• There is an interosseous ligament.
• The proximal extremities of each small metacarpal from synovial joints with the large metacarpal.

Dog

• Interosseous ligaments connect the various metacarpal bones.
• The proximal ends of second to fifth bone from synovial joints.
• The proximal ends of bones are connected on their dorsal aspect by the feeble bands.