articular disc, (fibroplate, interarticular fibrocartilage)

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Introduction

Formation of fibrocartilagenous disc, when the articulating surfaces of the bones are incongruous. Articular discs divide the synovial cavity in two; e.g., knee, sternoclavicular, and the distal radioulnar & temporomandibular joints.

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References

  1. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999
  2. Human Anatomy and Physiology, Alexander P Spence & Elliot B. Mason, The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc, 1979.
  3. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.