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Ligaments

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

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Ligament Pisometacarpal Ligament ligamentum pisometacarpale Hand & Wrist The pisometacarpal ligament extends from the pisiform to the fifth metacarpal base, completing the FCU tendon's… Ligament Radial Collateral Ligament of Wrist ligamentum collaterale carpi radiale Hand & Wrist The radial collateral ligament of the wrist connects the radial styloid to the scaphoid, providing stability… Ligament Radioscaphocapitate Ligament ligamentum radioscaphocapitatum Hand & Wrist The radioscaphocapitate ligament is the most radial and most important volar extrinsic wrist ligament, providing the… Ligament Scapholunate Interosseous Ligament (Complete) ligamentum scapholunatum interosseum (complete) Hand & Wrist The scapholunate interosseous ligament (SLIL) is the most important intrinsic carpal ligament, maintaining the proximal carpal… Ligament Scapholunate Ligament ligamentum scapholunare Hand & Wrist The scapholunate ligament is the most important intercarpal ligament, synchronising the movement of the scaphoid and… Ligament Short Radiolunate Ligament ligamentum radiolunarum breve Hand & Wrist The short radiolunate ligament is a stout palmar radiocarpal ligament running from the lunate facet of… 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 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 Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex — Proper discus articularis radioulnaris (fibrocartilago triangularis) Hand & Wrist The TFCC proper (triangular fibrocartilage disc) is the central fibrocartilage component of the TFCC complex, suspended… Ligament Triquetrohamate Ligament ligamentum triquetrohamatum Hand & Wrist The triquetrohamate ligament is an intrinsic interosseous intercarpal ligament connecting the medial surface of the triquetrum… Ligament Ulnar Collateral Ligament of Wrist ligamentum collaterale carpi ulnare Hand & Wrist The ulnar collateral ligament of the wrist connects the ulnar styloid to the triquetrum and pisiform,… Ligament Ulnocarpal Complex (TFCC) complexus fibrocartilagineus triangularis Hand & Wrist The triangular fibrocartilage complex is a multi-structure stabiliser of the ulnar wrist consisting of the articular… Ligament Ulnolunate Ligament ligamentum ulnolunatum Hand & Wrist The ulnolunate ligament is the medial component of the palmar ulnocarpal ligament complex, arising from the… Ligament Ulnotriquetral Ligament ligamentum ulnotriquetrum Hand & Wrist The ulnotriquetral ligament forms the lateral component of the palmar ulnocarpal complex, running from the fovea… Ligament Volar Plate (Finger PIP) fibrocartilago palmaris articulationis interphalangealis proximalis Hand & Wrist The PIP volar plate is the strongest stabiliser against PIP hyperextension, with a firm distal insertion… Ligament Volar Plate (PIP Joint) fibrocartilago palmaris articulationis interphalangeae proximalis Hand & Wrist The PIP volar plate is a fibrocartilaginous structure preventing hyperextension, with a solid distal insertion on… Ligament Volar Scapholunate Ligament pars volaris ligamenti scapholunati Hand & Wrist The scapholunate ligament has three components — dorsal (strongest), proximal (membranous), and volar. The volar component… Ligament Wrist Extrinsic Ligaments (Dorsal) ligamentum Hand & Wrist The dorsal wrist extrinsic ligaments — the dorsoradiotriquetral and dorsal intercarpal ligament — provide dorsal wrist… Ligament Wrist Extrinsic Ligaments (Palmar) ligamentum Hand & Wrist The palmar extrinsic wrist ligaments — radioscaphocapitate, long radiolunate (radio-triquetral), and short radiolunate — are the…