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Hinge joints allow movement in one direction, as seen in the knees  and elbows and fingers.    FUNCTION: The purpose of joints is to provide movement for the  body.
The condylar joint is a joint allowing primary movement in one plane flexion, extension) with small amounts of movement in another plane (rotation). It is found at the knee joint and the temporomandibular joint.he Hinge Joint. The hinge (ginglymus) joint allows movement in one plane (flexion, extension) and is termed uniaxial. Examples of the hunge joint in the body are the interphalangeal joints of the phalanges in the foot and hand, and the ulnohumeral articulation at the elbow.