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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 Thoracic Supraspinous Ligament Detail ligamentum supraspinale thoracicum detail Chest The thoracic supraspinous ligament connects the tips of thoracic spinous processes from C7 to the sacrum,…
Ligament Thumb A1 Pulley vagina fibrosae pollicis, pars anularis prima Hand & Wrist The thumb A1 pulley is the first annular pulley of the flexor pollicis longus tendon sheath,…
Ligament Thumb A2 Pulley vagina fibrosae pollicis, A2 Hand & Wrist The thumb A2 pulley is the distal annular pulley of the thumb flexor sheath, located over…
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 Thumb IP Collateral Ligaments ligamenta collateralia articulationis interphalangea pollicis Hand & Wrist The thumb interphalangeal joint has radial and ulnar collateral ligaments running from the condyles of the…
Ligament Thumb IP Joint Radial Collateral Ligament ligamentum collaterale radiale articulationis interphalangealis pollicis Hand & Wrist The radial collateral ligament of the thumb interphalangeal joint provides radial stability to the IP articulation,…
Ligament Thumb IP Joint Ulnar Collateral Ligament ligamentum collaterale ulnare articulationis interphalangealis pollicis Hand & Wrist The ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb interphalangeal joint provides ulnar stability, connecting the ulnar distal…
Ligament Thumb Oblique Pulley vagina fibrosae pollicis, pars obliqua Hand & Wrist The oblique pulley is the central and most important pulley of the thumb flexor sheath, running…
Ligament Thyroepiglottic Ligament ligamentum thyroepiglotticum Neck The thyroepiglottic ligament connects the lower quarter of the anterior surface of the epiglottic cartilage to… Also: Detail
Ligament Thyrohyoid Membrane membrana thyrohyoidea Neck The thyrohyoid membrane is a broad fibroelastic sheet connecting the superior border of the thyroid cartilage…
Ligament Thyrohyoid Membrane and Tendon membrana thyrohyoidea Neck The thyrohyoid membrane connects the upper border of the thyroid cartilage to the body and greater…
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 Tibiocalcaneal Ligament ligamentum tibiocalcaneare Foot & Ankle The tibiocalcaneal ligament is the strongest band of the superficial deltoid ligament, running nearly vertically from…
Ligament Tibiofibular Syndesmosis (Complete) syndesmosis tibiofibularis distalis (completa) Lower Leg The distal tibiofibular syndesmosis is a fibrous joint (syndesmosis) binding the tibia and fibula above the…
Ligament Tibionavicular Ligament ligamentum tibionaviculare Foot & Ankle The tibionavicular ligament is the most superficial and anterior component of the superficial deltoid ligament complex,…
Ligament Tibiospring Ligament ligamentum tibiocalcaneonaviculare Foot & Ankle The tibiospring ligament is the central component of the superficial deltoid, connecting the anterior medial malleolus…
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 TMJ Capsule capsula articularis articulationis temporomandibularis Head & Skull The TMJ capsule is a fibrous sleeve enclosing the entire joint, attaching superiorly to the articular…
Ligament TMJ Posterior Disc Attachment zona bilaminar articulationis temporomandibularis Head & Skull The posterior disc attachment (bilaminar zone) is the vascular, elastic retrodiscal tissue connecting the posterior margin…
Ligament Transforaminal Ligaments (Lumbar) ligamenta transforaminalia lumbalia Lower Back Transforaminal ligaments are accessory fibrous bands crossing the intervertebral foramina of the lumbar spine, forming one…
Ligament Transverse Acetabular Ligament Detail ligamentum transversum acetabuli detail Pelvis & Hip The transverse acetabular ligament bridges the acetabular notch, converting it into a foramen through which 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 Transverse Humeral Ligament ligamentum transversum humeri Shoulder The transverse humeral ligament bridges the bicipital groove between the greater and lesser tubercles, retaining the…

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