Anatom3DArticular capsule of radiocarpal joint
Capsula articularis articulationis radiocarpalis · Kloubní pouzdro radiokarpálního kloubu
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
The capsule of the wrist joint, from the lower ends of the radius and the ulnar disc to the first row of wrist bones.
What it does
Encloses the wrist joint and carries the ligaments that steady it in every direction.
Keeping it well
Ganglion cysts often grow from it, especially on the back of the wrist; most are harmless and many vanish on their own.
Related conditions
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- De Quervain's tenosynovitis
- Dupuytren's contracture & trigger finger
- Ganglion cyst
- Gout
- Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Lyme disease
- Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate disease)
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Raynaud's phenomenon
- Repetitive strain & overuse injury
- Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder