Ball and socket joint movement relies on both the shape of the joints, and the muscles, ligaments, and tendons surrounding them. Ball and socket joints can move in all of the following ways: Ball-and-Socket joints are the most mobile of all synovial joints. They allow the bone with the ball head to be moved freely in all planes, Whereas hinge joints allow restricted movements in one plane only. They are capable of bearing heavy loads. A hinge joint is a form of freely movable joint that allows angular movement in one plane only, increasing and decreasing the angle between the bones, e.g., knee joint and elbow joint . It is a type of synovial joint . It provides uniaxial movement. In hinge joints, the articulating ends of the bones fit together like a hinge on a door, and movement is therefore restricted to flexion and extension. Examples of hinge joints: elbow joint , knee joint , finger joint , etc.
