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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 Spring Ligament Inferoplantar Band pars inferoplantar ligamenti calcaneonavicularis plantaris Foot & Ankle The inferoplantar longitudinal spring ligament band runs from the anterior calcaneal process to the navicular inferomedial…
Ligament Spring Ligament Superomedial Band pars superomedialis ligamenti calcaneonavicularis plantaris Foot & Ankle The superomedial calcaneonavicular band is the largest spring ligament component, running from the sustentaculum tali to…
Ligament Spring Ligament Third Band pars medioplantar obliqua ligamenti calcaneonavicularis plantaris Foot & Ankle The medioplantar oblique band is the third component of the spring ligament complex, running obliquely between…
Ligament Sternoclavicular Joint Disc discus articularis sternoclavicularis Chest The sternoclavicular joint disc is a complete fibrocartilaginous disc dividing the SC joint into two compartments.…
Ligament Sternocostal Joint Capsules capsulae articulationum sternocostalium Chest The sternocostal joint capsules enclose the articulations between the costal cartilages and the sternum at each…
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… Also: Detail
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 Costotransverse Ligament ligamentum costotransversarium superius Chest The superior costotransverse ligament connects the crest of the neck of each rib to the transverse… Also: Detail
Ligament Superior Extensor Retinaculum of the Ankle retinaculum musculorum extensorum superius pedis Foot & Ankle The superior extensor retinaculum is a transverse fibrous band across the front of the lower leg…
Ligament Superior Glenohumeral Ligament ligamentum glenohumerale superius Shoulder The superior glenohumeral ligament is the smallest of the three glenohumeral ligaments, contributing to inferior and… Also: Detail
Ligament Superior Labral Complex complexus labralis superior Shoulder The superior labral complex encompasses the superior glenoid labrum, the biceps-labral complex at the biceps anchor,…
Ligament Superior Labrum labrum glenoidale superius Shoulder The superior glenoid labrum provides the attachment for the long head of the biceps tendon and…
Ligament Superior Ligament of the Incus ligamentum incudis superius Head & Skull The superior ligament of the incus is a small fibrous band connecting the body of the…
Ligament Superior Ligament of the Malleus ligamentum mallei superius Head & Skull The superior ligament of the malleus connects the head of the malleus to the roof of…
Ligament Superior Peroneal Retinaculum retinaculum musculorum fibularium superius Foot & Ankle The superior peroneal retinaculum connects the lateral malleolus to the lateral calcaneus, forming the roof of…
Ligament Superior Pubic Ligament ligamentum pubicum superius Pelvis & Hip The superior pubic ligament is a transverse fibrous band running along the superior surface of the…
Ligament Superior Tibiofibular Ligament (Anterior) ligamentum capitis fibulae anterius Lower Leg The anterior superior tibiofibular ligament connects the anterior fibular head to the anterolateral tibial condyle, forming…
Ligament Superior Tibiofibular Ligament (Posterior) ligamentum capitis fibulae posterius Lower Leg The posterior superior tibiofibular ligament is the stronger posterior constraint of the proximal tibiofibular joint, connecting…
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… Also: Detail
Ligament Suprapatellar Plica Space plica synovialis suprapatellaris Knee The suprapatellar plica is the remnant of the embryonic partition between the suprapatellar pouch and the…
Ligament Supraspinous Ligament ligamentum supraspinale Lower Back 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,…
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