No. |
Pivot joints |
Hinge joints |
1. |
Pivotal joint is defined as a joint where a cylindrical bone rotates in a ring. |
Hinge joint is defined as a joint where the ends of bones meet. |
2. |
Pivot joints found in radius, ulna and neck. |
Hinge joints found in ankles, Elbows and knees. |
3. |
Pivot joint can rotate on a 2nd, arch shaped bone. |
Hinge joint can move in one direction or plane. |
4. |
Pivot joint allows the head to rotate and can move upward and downward. |
Hinge joints can move up as well as down. Also to forward and backward like door hinges. |
5. |
Pivot joints are Monaxial and can rotate around single axis. |
Hinge joints are monaxial. |
6. |
Pivot joints are cylindrical bony process which rotates within circle of bone and ligament. |
Hinge joints are convex cylinder in a bone which corresponds concavity in the other. |
7. |
Examples of pivot joints are ankle, elbow and interphalangeal. |
Examples of hinge joints are distal radioulnar, atlas or atlantoaxial, articulation between dens of axis and proximal radioulnar. |