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

279 ligaments
279 ligaments
Ligament Spring Ligament Complex (Detail) ligamentum calcaneonaviculare plantare (complex) Foot & Ankle The spring ligament (plantar calcaneonavicular) complex has two main components: the superomedial (SMCNL — the clinically… Ligament Sternocostal Ligaments ligamenta sternocostalia Chest The sternocostal ligaments reinforce the anterior and posterior surfaces of the sternocostal joints where the costal… Ligament Stylohyoid Ligament ligamentum stylohyoideum Neck The stylohyoid ligament is a fibrous band connecting the tip of the styloid process of the… Ligament Stylomandibular Ligament ligamentum stylomandibulare Head & Skull The stylomandibular ligament is a thickening of the deep cervical fascia between the styloid process and… Ligament Superior Acromioclavicular Ligament ligamentum acromioclaviculare superius Shoulder The superior acromioclavicular ligament reinforces the superior aspect of the AC joint capsule, contributing to horizontal… Ligament Superior Glenohumeral Ligament ligamentum glenohumerale superius Shoulder The superior glenohumeral ligament is the smallest of the three glenohumeral ligaments, contributing to inferior and… Ligament Superior Transverse Scapular Ligament ligamentum transversum scapulae superius Shoulder The superior transverse scapular ligament bridges the suprascapular notch, converting it into a foramen through which… Ligament Supraspinous Ligament ligamentum supraspinale Spine The supraspinous ligament is a continuous fibrous cord running along the tips of all vertebral spinous… Ligament Supraspinous Ligament (Thoracic) ligamentum supraspinale (thoracale) Chest The supraspinous ligament connects the spinous process tips of the thoracic spine in a continuous band,… Ligament Syndesmotic Ligament Complex syndesmosis tibiofibularis Foot & Ankle The syndesmotic ligament complex includes the anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament (AITFL), posterior inferior tibiofibular ligament (PITFL),… Ligament Talonavicular Ligament ligamentum talonaviculare Foot & Ankle The talonavicular ligament is the dorsal capsular reinforcement of the talonavicular joint, providing dorsal stability to… Ligament Tarsometatarsal Ligaments (Lisfranc Complex) ligamenta tarsometatarsalia Foot & Ankle The tarsometatarsal (Lisfranc) ligament complex includes dorsal, plantar, and interosseous components connecting the cuneiforms and cuboid… Ligament Tectorial Membrane ligamentum Neck The tectorial membrane is the upward continuation of the posterior longitudinal ligament from C2 into the… Ligament Thoracic Facet Capsular Ligaments ligamenta capsularia articulationum zygapophysialium thoracis Chest The thoracic facet capsular ligaments stabilise the thoracic zygapophyseal joints which face nearly coronally, optimising their… Ligament Thumb CMC Dorsoradial Ligament ligamentum dorsoradiale articulationis carpometacarpalis pollicis Hand & Wrist The dorsoradial ligament is the thickest and most consistently present of the dorsal thumb CMC ligaments,… Ligament Thumb CMC Posterior Oblique Ligament ligamentum obliquum posterius articulationis carpometacarpalis pollicis Hand & Wrist The posterior oblique ligament of the thumb CMC joint runs from the dorsal-ulnar surface of the… Ligament Tibial Collateral Ligament — Deep Component pars profunda ligamenti collateralis medialis tibiae Knee The deep MCL component (medial capsular ligament) tethers the medial meniscus peripherally through its meniscofemoral and… Ligament Tibial Collateral Ligament — Superficial pars superficialis ligamenti collateralis tibialis Knee The superficial MCL is the primary medial static stabiliser of the knee, providing valgus restraint throughout… Ligament Tibiotalar Ligament (Deltoid — Deep) pars tibiotalaris anterior et posterior ligamenti deltoidei Foot & Ankle The deep deltoid ligament contains the anterior and posterior tibiotalar components, the strongest part of the… Ligament Transverse (Arcuate) Ligament of the Knee ligamentum arcuatum genus (transversum) Knee The arcuate ligament of the knee is a Y-shaped fibrous reinforcement of the posterolateral capsule arising… Ligament Transverse Acetabular Ligament ligamentum transversum acetabuli Pelvis & Hip The transverse acetabular ligament bridges the inferior acetabular notch, converting the bony notch into a foramen… Ligament Transverse Carpal Ligament ligamentum carpi transversum (retinaculum flexorum) Hand & Wrist The transverse carpal ligament (flexor retinaculum) bridges the concave arch of the carpal bones to form… Ligament Transverse Humeral Ligament ligamentum transversum humeri Shoulder The transverse humeral ligament bridges the bicipital groove between the greater and lesser tubercles, retaining the… Ligament Transverse Ligament of the Atlas ligamentum transversum atlantis Neck The transverse ligament of the atlas is the primary stabiliser of the atlantoaxial joint, holding the…
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