- Source: Costotransverse joint
The costotransverse joint is the joint formed between the facet of the tubercle of the rib and the adjacent transverse process of a thoracic vertebra. The costotransverse joint is a plane type of synovial joint which, under physiological conditions, allows only gliding movement.
This costotransverse joint is present in all but the eleventh and twelfth ribs. The first ten ribs have two joints in close proximity posteriorly; the costovertebral joints and the costotransverse joints. This arrangement restrains the motion of the ribs allowing them to work in a parallel fashion during breathing. If a typical rib had only one joint posteriorly the resultant swivel action would allow a rib to be non-parallel with respect to the neighboring ribs making for a very inefficient breathing.
Anatomy
= Ligaments
=The ligaments of the joint are:
Costotransverse ligament
Lateral costotransverse ligament
(Anterior and posterior) superior costotransverse ligament
Accessory ligament - typically present. It is medial to the superior costotransverse ligament, with the dorsal ramus of a thoracic spinal nerve and associated vessels intervening between the two. Its attachments are variable.
The ligaments limit the movements of the joint to slight gliding.
= Innervation
=The intercostal nerves innervate the costotransverse joints. Therefore, therapeutic medial branch blocks are ineffectual.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 300 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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- Costotransverse joint
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- Sacroiliac joint
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- Lateral costotransverse ligament
- Sternocostal joints
- Facet joint
