This statement was developed by the Public Health Nursing Definition Document Task Force. under the direction of the leadership of the Public Health Nursing Section of the American. Public Health Association. The statement was adopted by the Public Health Nursing Section.
A Hinged Expansion joint is an assembly designed to absorb angular rotation in the plane perpendicular to the hinge pins. The hardware consists of two hinged plates 180 Â° apart and joined to the end connection.
There are 6 types of synovial joints which are classified by the shape of the joint and the movement available. The hinged joint is found at the elbow and the knee and movements available are flexion and extension. The pivot joint is found at the top of the spine (atlas and axis bones) and allows rotation of the neck.