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Ligament reference, attachments, joint stability roles, sprain grading, clinical tests, and injury management.

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44 ligaments in Hand & Wrist Clear ×

Ligament Anterior Oblique Ligament of the Thumb CMC ligamentum obliquum anterius articulationis carpometacarpalis pollicis Hand & Wrist The anterior oblique ligament, also called the beak ligament, is the primary stabiliser of the thumb… Ligament Capitohamate Ligament ligamentum capitohamatum Hand & Wrist The capitohamate ligament is an intrinsic intercarpal ligament connecting the lateral surface of the hamate to… Ligament Cruciate Pulleys (Hand) vaginulae fibrosae tendinum digitorum (vincula cruciformia) Hand & Wrist The three cruciate pulleys (C1, C2, C3) are the X-shaped flexible components of the finger flexor… Ligament Dorsal Carpometacarpal Ligaments ligamenta carpometacarpalia dorsalia Hand & Wrist The dorsal carpometacarpal ligaments are short fibrous bands on the dorsal surface of the hand connecting… Ligament Dorsal Intercarpal Ligament ligamentum intercarpale dorsale Hand & Wrist The dorsal intercarpal ligament runs from the dorsal triquetrum obliquely to the dorsal scaphoid and trapezoid,… Ligament Dorsal Radiocarpal Ligament ligamentum radiocarpeum dorsale Hand & Wrist The dorsal radiocarpal ligament connects the dorsal radial rim to the triquetrum and lunate, providing dorsal… Ligament Dorsal Radiocarpal Ligament ligamentum radiocarpeum dorsale Hand & Wrist The dorsal radiocarpal ligament is the primary dorsal wrist stabiliser, running obliquely from the dorsal radius… Ligament Dorsal Radiotriquetral Ligament ligamentum radiotriquetrum dorsale Hand & Wrist The dorsal radiotriquetral ligament is the principal dorsal radiocarpal ligament, running obliquely from the dorsal margin… Ligament Dorsal Scapholunate Ligament pars dorsalis ligamenti scapholunati Hand & Wrist The dorsal component of the scapholunate interosseous ligament is the primary stabiliser, being the thickest and… Ligament Interphalangeal Collateral Ligaments ligamenta collateralia articulationum interphalangearum Hand & Wrist The collateral ligaments at each IP joint prevent the lateral instability that would occur from side-to-side… Ligament Long Radiolunate Ligament ligamentum radiolunarum longum Hand & Wrist The long radiolunate ligament runs from the ulnar radial styloid to the lunate, providing secondary restraint… Ligament Lunotriquetral Interosseous Ligament ligamentum lunotriquetrum interosseum Hand & Wrist The lunotriquetral interosseous ligament stabilises the LT joint and prevents VISI deformity. Unlike the SLIL where… Ligament Lunotriquetral Ligament ligamentum lunotriquetrale Hand & Wrist The lunotriquetral ligament connects the lunate and triquetrum to coordinate their movement as the medial carpal… Ligament Medial Collateral Ligament of the Thumb (UCL) ligamentum collaterale ulnare pollicis Hand & Wrist The thumb UCL is the most commonly torn ligament in the hand, injured by forceful radial… Ligament Metacarpal Transverse Ligament (Deep) ligamentum metacarpale transversum profundum Hand & Wrist The deep transverse metacarpal ligament connects the volar plates of the index to little finger MCP… Ligament Metacarpophalangeal Collateral Ligaments ligamenta collateralia articulationis metacarpophalangealis Hand & Wrist The MCP collateral ligaments have a cam-shaped metacarpal head origin that makes them taut in MCP… Ligament Palmar Carpometacarpal Ligaments ligamenta carpometacarpalia palmaria Hand & Wrist The palmar carpometacarpal ligaments are robust fibrous bands on the palmar surface of the hand, connecting… Ligament Palmar Intercarpal Ligaments ligamenta intercarpalia palmaria Hand & Wrist The palmar intercarpal ligaments connect adjacent carpal bones on their palmar surfaces, maintaining the carpal arch… Ligament Palmar Plate of the Thumb MCP fibrocartilago palmaris articulationis metacarpophalangealis pollicis Hand & Wrist The thumb MCP volar plate is a broad fibrocartilaginous structure containing the radial and ulnar sesamoids… Ligament Palmar Plates (Volar Plates) ligg. palmaria articulationum metacarpophalangearum et interphalangearum Hand & Wrist The volar plates are fibrocartilaginous structures on the palmar aspect of each finger joint (MCP, PIP,… Ligament Palmar Radiocarpal Ligaments ligamentum radiocarpeum palmare Hand & Wrist The palmar radiocarpal ligaments (radioscaphocapitate, long and short radiolunate) are the primary stabilisers of the radiocarpal… Ligament PIP Collateral Ligaments (Finger) ligamenta collateralia articulationum interphalangealium proximalis Hand & Wrist The PIP joint collateral ligaments are the primary lateral stabilisers of the finger's most important joint.… Ligament Pisohamate Ligament ligamentum pisohamatum Hand & Wrist The pisohamate ligament connects the pisiform to the hamate hook, transmitting the force of the FCU… Ligament Pisohamate Ligament ligamentum pisohamatum Hand & Wrist The pisohamate ligament connects the pisiform to the hook of the hamate, transmitting FCU force distally…