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

619 ligaments
619 ligaments · alternate versions listed on each card
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… Also: Detail
Ligament Transverse Ligament of the Elbow ligamentum transversum cubiti Upper Arm The transverse ligament of the elbow (ligament of Cooper) is a thin fibrous band connecting the…
Ligament Transverse Mesocolon mesocolon transversum Abdomen The transverse mesocolon is a broad peritoneal fold connecting the transverse colon to the posterior abdominal…
Ligament Transverse Retinacular Ligament ligamentum retinaculare transversum Hand & Wrist The transverse retinacular ligament (Landsmeer transverse ligament) is a short transverse fibrous band connecting the flexor…
Ligament Trapezoid Ligament ligamentum trapezoideum Shoulder The trapezoid ligament is the anterior, larger component of the coracoclavicular ligament complex, running from the…
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 Triangular Ligaments of the Liver ligamenta triangularia hepatis Abdomen The right and left triangular ligaments are peritoneal reflections connecting the posterior liver surface to the…
Ligament Triquetrocapitate Ligament ligamentum triquetroeapitatum Hand & Wrist The triquetrocapitate ligament is a palmar extrinsic ligament connecting the triquetrum to the capitate, forming part…
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 Finger (DIP) ligamentum collaterale ulnare articulationis interphalangealis distalis Hand & Wrist The ulnar collateral ligament of the finger DIP joint provides the ulnar constraint at the DIP…
Ligament Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the Elbow ligamentum collaterale ulnare cubiti Upper Arm The ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow has three bundles: the anterior bundle (the primary valgus…
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 Ulnocapitate Ligament ligamentum ulnocapitatum Hand & Wrist The ulnocapitate ligament is the most superficial of the palmar ulnocarpal ligaments, arising from the ulnar…
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 Ulnocarpal Joint Capsule capsula articularis ulnocarpalis Hand & Wrist The ulnocarpal joint capsule encloses the ulnocarpal articulation, reinforced by the TFCC (primarily its articular disc),…
Ligament Ulnocarpal Meniscus Homologue meniscus homologus ulnocarpalis Hand & Wrist The ulnocarpal meniscus homologue is a fibrous or fibrocartilaginous structure at the ulnar aspect of the…
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 is the most ulnar of the palmar ulnocarpal ligaments, running from the palmar…
Ligament Uterosacral Ligament Detail ligamentum uterosacrale detail Pelvis & Hip The uterosacral ligaments are paired condensations of the endopelvic fascia connecting the posterior cervix and upper…
Ligament Uterosacral Ligaments ligamenta sacrouterina Pelvis & Hip The uterosacral ligaments are the primary apical supports of the uterus and vaginal vault, connecting the…
Ligament Vesicouterine Fold plica vesicouterina Pelvis & Hip The vesicouterine fold is the peritoneal reflection between the anterior surface of the uterus and the…
Ligament Vestibular Fold Ligament ligamentum vestibulare Neck The vestibular ligament (ventricular ligament) is the lower free edge of the quadrangular membrane, running from…
Ligament Vocal Ligament ligamentum vocale Neck The vocal ligament is the free upper border of the conus elasticus, forming the structural core…
Ligament Volar Lunotriquetral Ligament ligamentum lunotriquetrale palmare Hand & Wrist The volar lunotriquetral ligament is the palmar component of the lunotriquetral ligament complex, running from the…

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