Players of rough sports such as football or rugby have an increased risk of fracturing their fibulas and tearing the interosseous ligament between it and the tibia. The suture is frequently convoluted, forming a tight union that prevents most movement between the bones.

Due to the lack of flexibility in these joint structures, ligament injuries in syndesmosis joints are common, particularly at the wrist and ankle. After birth, these expanded regions of connective tissue allow for rapid growth of the skull and enlargement of the brain. Fibrous joints, such as sutures, syndesmoses, and gomphoses, have no joint cavity. Plus, get practice tests, quizzes, and personalized coaching to help you

The tooth is connected to the bony jaw by periodontal ligaments. Give an example of each type of fibrous joint At a fibrous joint, the adjacent bones are directly connected to each other by fibrous connective tissue, and thus the bones do not have a joint cavity between them (Figure 1). At some sutures, the connective tissue will ossify and be converted into bone, causing the adjacent bones to fuse to each other. In adults, the skull bones articulate closely and fibrous connective tissue fills the narrow gap between the bones.

Together, the interosseous membrane and these ligaments form the tibiofibular syndesmosis. Braces are adjusted incrementally over time to pull and push the teeth into place. The motion of a gomphosis is minimal, though considerable movement can be achieved with pressure over time, which is why using braces can realign teeth. During birth, the fontanelles provide flexibility to the skull, allowing the bones to push closer together or to overlap slightly, thus aiding movement of the infant’s head through the birth canal. At a syndesmosis joint, the bones are more widely separated but are held together by a narrow band of fibrous connective tissue called a ligament or a wide sheet of connective tissue called an interosseous membrane. Functions of Transitional Epithelium Tissue, Over 83,000 lessons in all major subjects, {{courseNav.course.mDynamicIntFields.lessonCount}}, Adipose Tissue and Loose Connective Tissue: Functions and Structures, Functions of Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells & Platelets, Fibrous Connective Tissue: Function & Types, Bone Growth & Development Factors: Endochondral Ossification, Pivot Joints in the Body: Types & Examples, Extramedullary, Trilineage & Fetal Hematopoiesis, What Are Agranulocytes? In this lesson, you'll explore what a fibrous joint is, how it is classified, and what types of movement these joints allow.