Manubriosternal joint (symphysis)

Study entry

Classification

Secondary cartilaginous joint (symphysis).

Surfaces

Between the manubrium and the body of the sternum.

Capsule

Fibrocartilaginous disc.

Movements

In young people, slight movement during breathing. In the elderly it usually fuses and becomes a synostosis.

Blood supply

[CHECK: Moore does not describe it in the passages consulted (look in another source).]

Innervation

[CHECK: Moore does not describe it in the passages consulted (look in another source).]

Source: cap. 4, tabla 4-1 e «Articulaciones de la pared torácica»

Other structures in this region

• Joints of the heads of the ribs (costovertebral)
• Costotransverse joints
• Costochondral and interchondral joints
• Sternocostal joints
• Xiphisternal joint (synchondrosis)