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Joints are locations at which two or more bones come together. They are often constructed to allow movement and provide mechanical support. Joints can be classified functionally based on the amount of movement allowed: “synarthroses” are immovable, “amphiarthroses” are slightly movable, and “diarthroses” are freely movable.

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  1. Institute of Experimental Musculoskeletal Medicine IEMM, University Hospital Muenster, Domagkstrasse 3, Muenster, 48149, Germany

    Jessica Bertrand

  2. Klinik und Poliklinik für Orthopädie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, Hamburg, 20246, Germany

    Jan Hubert

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  1. Institute of Metabolic Physiology, German Diabetes Center, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Eckhard Lammert

  2. CardioMetabolic Diseases Research, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG, Biberach, Germany

    Martin Zeeb

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Bertrand, J., Hubert, J. (2014). Overview. In: Lammert, E., Zeeb, M. (eds) Metabolism of Human Diseases. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0715-7_17

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