Syndesmosis

A syndesmosis ( eingedeutscht of syndesmosis, from the Greek syn "together" and Desmos " band" ) or adhesive tape is a form of false joint. In the adhesive tape are held together by two bone tissue. Making it one of the connective tissue bone compounds ( articulationes Fibrosae ). In contrast to the other connective tissue bone joints ( sutures, Gomphosis ) the connective tissue is formed areally, thus forms a more or less broad membrane. A amphiarthrosis, in contrast to the syndesmosis, on the other hand is a real joint ( a diarthrosis ) which, however, is extremely tight, so it does not allow any or very little movement.

Connective tissue compounds occur in the forearm, leg and ankle. Radius and ulna are connected by an interosseous membrane, tibia and fibula by an interosseous membrane. The ankle syndesmosis occurs tibiofibularis, which is composed of the ligaments tibiofibularia, (see also ankle ). At the ends of the respective two bone There are also in many mammals, but also real joints.

The band joints also feature

• Bands between the vertebral arch (eg ligamentum flava )
• Stylohyoid ligament as a suspension of the hyoid bone ( hyoid bone ) at the styloid process ( styloid process ) of the temporal bone.