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The costovertebral joints are the joints that connect the ribs to the vertebral column. The articulation of the head of rib connects the head of the rib and the bodies of vertebrae . The costotransverse joint connects the rib with the transverse processes of vertebrae.
The costotransverse joint is a plane type of synovial joint which, under physiological conditions, allows only gliding movement. [citation needed] 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
A costotransverse ligament is ligament of the costotransverse joint which attaches at (the posterior aspect of [1]) the neck of a rib, and at (the anterior aspect of [1]) the transverse process of [1] [2] its corresponding [1] vertebra. [1] [2] It extends posteriorly from the rib to the vertebra. [1] It strengthens the costotransverse joint ...
The articulations of the heads of the ribs (or costocentral articulations) constitute a series of gliding or arthrodial joints, and are formed by the articulation of the heads of the typical ribs with the costal facets on the contiguous margins of the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae and with the intervertebral discs between them; the first, eleventh and twelfth ribs each articulate with a ...
The smaller middle part of the ligament connects to the intervertebral disc. This plane joint is known as the articulation of the head of the rib. The other costovertebral joint is that between the tubercle on the neck and the transverse process of the corresponding thoracic vertebra, known as the costotransverse joint.
A superior costotransverse ligament is a ligament of the costotransverse joint that attaches onto the crest of the neck of a rib, and onto the transverse process of the vertebra superior to the rib. [1] [2] The ligament may be subdivided into a strong anterior costotransverse ligament, and a weak posterior costotransverse ligament. [1]
The radiate ligament of head of rib is a ligament of the costovertebral joint that typically connects the anterior edge of the head of each rib, and the side of the bodies of two adjacent vertebrae and their intervertebral discs.
The lateral costotransverse ligament is a short, thick, though [1] ligament of the costotransverse joint which strengthens the joint posteriorly. [2] It connects (the rough, non-articular portion of) the tubercle of a rib, and the transverse process of the corresponding vertebra.