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Ligaments

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

619 ligaments
101 ligaments in Hand & Wrist  Clear ×
Ligament A1 Pulley of the Finger vagina fibrosae digiti, pars anularis prima Hand & Wrist The A1 pulley is the first and most proximal annular pulley of the flexor tendon sheath…
Ligament A2 Pulley of the Finger vagina fibrosa digiti, annulus fibrosus A2 Hand & Wrist The A2 pulley is the proximal pulley overlying the proximal phalanx, the longest and most clinically…
Ligament A3 Pulley of the Finger vagina fibrosa digiti, annulus fibrosus A3 Hand & Wrist The A3 pulley lies directly over the PIP joint, the smallest of the five annular pulleys.…
Ligament A4 Pulley of the Finger vagina fibrosa digiti, annulus fibrosus A4 Hand & Wrist The A4 pulley overlies the middle phalanx, providing the critical anchoring point for the FDP tendon…
Ligament A5 Pulley of the Finger vagina fibrosa digiti, annulus fibrosus A5 Hand & Wrist The A5 pulley is the smallest annular pulley, located at the DIP joint level. It is…
Ligament Accessory Collateral Ligament of the PIP Joint ligamentum collaterale accessorium articulationis interphalangeae proximalis Hand & Wrist Each PIP joint has proper and accessory collateral ligaments: the proper collateral ligament (PCL) is the…
Ligament Annular Pulleys (A2 and A4) vaginae fibrosae digitorum (anuli A2 et A4) Hand & Wrist The five annular (A1-A5) and three cruciate pulleys of each finger form the fibro-osseous flexor tendon…
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 Checkrein Ligaments of the PIP Joint ligamenta restrainantia articulationis interphalangea proximalis Hand & Wrist The checkrein ligaments (Schaeffer ligaments) are short fibrous bands connecting the proximal fibrous flexor sheath (the…
Ligament Cleland Ligament ligamentum Clelandii Hand & Wrist Cleland ligaments are dorsal cutaneous ligaments of the fingers, arising from the phalanges and running dorsally…
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 Deep Transverse Metacarpal Ligament ligamentum metacarpale transversum profundum Hand & Wrist The deep transverse metacarpal ligaments are three short, strong bands that connect the palmar plates of…
Ligament Digital Flexor Pulleys: A2 and A4 vaginae fibrosae digitorum (vincula A2 et A4) Hand & Wrist The A2 and A4 pulleys are biomechanically critical. Loss of either produces measurable bowstringing and reduced…
Ligament DIP Joint Volar Plate fibrocartilago articularis interphalangea distalis Hand & Wrist The DIP joint volar plate is a thick fibrocartilaginous structure on the palmar aspect of the…
Ligament Dorsal Capitohamate Ligament ligamentum capitohamatum dorsale Hand & Wrist The dorsal capitohamate ligament connects the dorsal surfaces of the capitate and hamate, stabilising the capitohamate…
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 Extensor Retinaculum of the Wrist retinaculum extensorum manus Hand & Wrist The dorsal extensor retinaculum is a broad fibrous band approximately 2-3 cm wide crossing the dorsal…
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 Metacarpal Ligaments ligamenta metacarpalia dorsalia Hand & Wrist The dorsal metacarpal ligaments are short fibrous bands connecting the adjacent dorsal bases of the metacarpals,…
Ligament Dorsal Radiotriquetral Ligament ligamentum radiotriquetrum dorsale Hand & Wrist The dorsal radiotriquetral ligament, also called the dorsal radiocarpal ligament, is the principal dorsal radiocarpal ligament,…
Ligament Dorsal Radioulnar Ligament ligamentum radioulnare dorsale Hand & Wrist The dorsal radioulnar ligament is the dorsal deep component of the TFCC, running from the dorsal…
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 Dorsal Scaphotrapezial Ligament ligamentum scaphotrapeziale dorsale Hand & Wrist The dorsal scaphotrapezial ligament connects the dorsal distal scaphoid to the dorsal trapezium, providing dorsal stability…
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