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The hip and shoulder joints are examples of a multiaxial diarthrosis.

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For example, a multiaxial ball-and-socket joint has much more mobility than a uniaxial hinge joint.

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Be sure to distinguish medial and lateral rotation, which can only occur at the multiaxial shoulder and hip joints, from circumduction, which can occur at either biaxial or multiaxial joints.

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Figure 9.4 Multiaxial Joint A multiaxial joint, such as the hip joint, allows for three types of movement: anterior- posterior, medial-lateral, and rotational.

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A multiaxial joint, such as the shoulder or hip joint, allows for three planes of motions.

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