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Fibrous joint structure

Known as: Junctura fibrosa, fibrous joints, Articulatio fibrosa 
Nonsynovial joint in which the articulating bones or cartilages are connected by ligaments. Examples: sagittal suture, distal tibiofibular joint… 
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Cartilaginous joint structureCongenital abnormal SynostosisDento-alveolar jointSuture Joint

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JointsSynarthrosis

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2016
2016
Persistent Metopic Suture in Adult Skulls of Andhra Pradesh
Majority of Skull bones are held together by fibrous joints termed as sutures. At birth the two halves of frontal bone remain… 
2014
2014
Classifying Craniosynostosis with a 3D Projection-Based Feature Extraction System
Craniosynostosis, a disorder in which one or more fibrous joints of the skull fuse prematurely, causes skull deformity and is… 
2014
2014
A rare case of persistent metopic suture in an elderly individual: Incidental autopsy finding with clinical implications
Metopic suture is a dense fibrous joint extending from the nasion to the bregma. Normally, closure of this suture takes place… 
2013
2013
Elastic discontinuity due to ectopic calcification in a human fibrous joint.
2009
2009
Polymorphism of cranial suture obliteration in adult crania.
Cranial sutures are fibrous joints of the skull which allow for growth in young individuals. The sutural ligament is the fibrous… 
2007
2007
Linking form and function of the fibrous joints in the skull: A new quantification scheme for cranial sutures using the extant fish Polypterus endlicherii
The aim of this study is to connect specific sutural morphologies with the specific types of deformation they experience. To meet… 
2005
2005
Pseudo temporomandibular joint ankylosis in a patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome.
Review
1992
Review
1992
Correction of hammertoe and mallet toe deformities
1982
1982
Intra-articular synovial protrusions in the lower lumbar apophyseal joints.
Two types of joint inclusions are demonstrated in the lumbosacral facetal joints--a large, fat-filled, vascular intra-articular… 
1972
1972
An autoradiographic study of the temporomandibular articulation in the growing Saimiri sciureus monkey.
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