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Ligaments

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

619 ligaments
619 ligaments · alternate versions listed on each card
Ligament Plantar Cuboid-Navicular Ligament ligamentum cuboideonaviculare plantare Foot & Ankle The plantar cuboid-navicular ligament connects the plantar surface of the navicular to the plantar surface of…
Ligament Plantar Fascia aponeurosis plantaris Foot & Ankle The plantar fascia runs from the medial calcaneal tubercle to the proximal phalanges, forming the primary… Also: Complete · Detail
Ligament Plantar Intermetatarsal Ligaments ligamenta metatarsalia interossea plantaria Foot & Ankle The plantar intermetatarsal ligaments are short, stout ligamentous bands connecting the plantar surfaces of adjacent metatarsal… Also: Detail
Ligament Plantar Plate (Second MTP) fibrocartilago plantaris articulationis metatarsophalangealis secundae Foot & Ankle The second MTP plantar plate is the most commonly injured plantar plate in the forefoot, producing… Also: Detail
Ligament Plantar Plate of the Metatarsophalangeal Joint fibrocartilago plantaris articulationis metatarsophalangealis Foot & Ankle The plantar plate is a thick fibrochondrous structure on the plantar aspect of each metatarsophalangeal joint,…
Ligament Plantar Tarsometatarsal Ligaments ligamenta tarsometatarsalia plantaria Foot & Ankle The plantar tarsometatarsal ligaments are the primary static stabilisers of the Lisfranc joint complex on the…
Ligament Popliteofibular Ligament ligamentum popliteofibulare Knee The popliteofibular ligament connects the popliteus tendon directly to the fibular head, forming the most important…
Ligament Popliteomeniscal Fascicles fasciculi popliteomeniscales Knee The popliteomeniscal fascicles are two fibrous bands, anteroinferior and posterosuperior, that connect the popliteus muscle and…
Ligament Posterior Atlantoaxial Membrane membrana atlantoaxialis posterior Neck The posterior atlantoaxial membrane is a broad, thin fibrous sheet connecting the lower margin of the…
Ligament Posterior Atlantooccipital Membrane membrana atlantooccipitalis posterior Neck The posterior atlantooccipital membrane is a broad, thin fibrous sheet connecting the upper border of the…
Ligament Posterior Band UCL Detail fasciculus posterior ligamenti collateralis medialis cubiti Upper Arm The posterior band of the UCL runs from the medial epicondyle to the medial olecranon, forming…
Ligament Posterior Capsular Ligament Detail capsula articularis glenohumeralis posterior Shoulder The posterior glenohumeral capsule extends from the posterior glenoid neck to the anatomical neck of the…
Ligament Posterior Capsule of the Hip capsula articularis coxae (pars posterior) Pelvis & Hip The posterior hip capsule is thinner than the anterior capsule and is reinforced mainly by the…
Ligament Posterior Cervical Fascia Raphe raphe fasciae cervicalis posterioris Neck This midline fibrous band at the back of the neck is the ligamentum nuchae. It runs…
Ligament Posterior Cervical Longitudinal Ligament Detail ligamentum longitudinale posterius cervicis detail Neck The cervical portion of the posterior longitudinal ligament runs behind the vertebral bodies and discs within…
Ligament Posterior Cricoarytenoid Ligament ligamentum cricoarytenoideum posterius Neck The posterior cricoarytenoid ligament connects the posterior surface of the cricoid cartilage to the muscular process…
Ligament Posterior Cruciate Ligament ligamentum cruciatum posterius Knee The PCL is the strongest intracapsular knee ligament, connecting the posterior tibial plateau to the anterior… Also: Full overview
Ligament Posterior Cruciate Ligament Bands ligamentum cruciatum posterius, fasciculi Knee The posterior cruciate ligament consists of two functional bands: the anterolateral band (ALB, larger, approximately 70%…
Ligament Posterior Deep Deltoid Ligament pars posterior profunda ligamenti deltoidei Foot & Ankle The posterior deep deltoid ligament (posterior tibiotalar ligament) is the deepest and strongest component of the…
Ligament Posterior Elbow Capsule Ligament capsula articularis cubiti posterior Upper Arm The posterior elbow capsule is a thin, relatively lax fibrous structure covering the olecranon fossa and…
Ligament Posterior Glenohumeral Capsule capsula articularis glenohumeralis posterior Shoulder The posterior glenohumeral capsule and posterior IGHL limit posterior humeral head translation. Posterior capsular contracture, excessive…
Ligament Posterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament ligamentum tibiofibulare posterius inferius Lower Leg The posterior inferior tibiofibular ligament (PITFL) runs obliquely from the posterior tubercle of the distal tibia… Also: Detail
Ligament Posterior Labrum labrum glenoidale posterius Shoulder The posterior glenoid labrum reinforces the posterior glenoid margin and provides the attachment for the posterior…
Ligament Posterior Lateral Meniscal Horn Attachment insertio posterior cornus lateralis menisci Knee The posterior horn of the lateral meniscus attaches to the posterior intercondylar tibia with additional meniscofemoral…
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