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Ligaments

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

619 ligaments
67 ligaments starting with L  Clear × · alternate versions listed on each card
Ligament Lisfranc Ligament ligamentum cuneometatarsale interosseum Foot & Ankle The Lisfranc ligament is the strongest of the tarsometatarsal ligaments, connecting the medial cuneiform to the…
Ligament Lisfranc Ligament Detail (Dorsal) ligamentum tarsometatarsale Lisfranc pars dorsalis Foot & Ankle The dorsal Lisfranc ligament is the superficial component connecting the medial cuneiform to the second metatarsal…
Ligament Lisfranc Ligament Detail (Plantar) ligamentum tarsometatarsale Lisfranc pars plantaris Foot & Ankle The plantar Lisfranc ligament runs from the medial cuneiform to the second metatarsal base on the…
Ligament Lockwood Suspensory Ligament ligamentum suspensorium bulbi Head & Skull Lockwood ligament is the inferior suspensory ligament of the eyeball, a hammock-shaped condensation of the inferior…
Ligament Long Plantar Ligament ligamentum plantare longum Foot & Ankle The long plantar ligament is the longest ligament in the foot, running from the calcaneal tuberosity… Also: Detail
Ligament Long Radiolunate Ligament ligamentum radiolunarum longum Hand & Wrist The long radiolunate ligament runs from the ulnar radial styloid to the lunate, providing secondary restraint…
Ligament Lumbar Facet Capsular Ligaments ligamenta capsularia articulationum zygapophysialium lumborum Lower Back The lumbar facet capsular ligaments at each level from L1-L2 through L5-S1 restrain the coupled rotation-lateral…
Ligament Lumbar Facet Joint Capsule Detail capsula articularis facetae lumbalis detail Lower Back The fibrous capsule of each lumbar zygapophyseal (facet) joint, reinforced posterolaterally by the ligamentum flavum and…
Ligament Lumbar Interspinous Ligaments (Detail) ligamenta interspinalia lumborum Lower Back The lumbar interspinous ligaments are thin membranes filling the space between adjacent lumbar spinous processes, broader…
Ligament Lumbar Intertransverse Ligament Detail ligamenta intertransversaria lumborum detail Lower Back Well-developed membranous sheets connecting adjacent lumbar transverse processes, blending with the thoracolumbar fascia posteriorly and the…
Ligament Lumbar Posterior Ligamentous Complex complexus ligamentosus posterior lumbalis Lower Back The lumbar posterior ligamentous complex (PLC) includes the supraspinous ligament, interspinous ligaments, ligamentum flavum, and lumbar…
Ligament Lumbar Supraspinous Ligament ligamentum supraspinale lumborum Lower Back The lumbar supraspinous ligament connects the lumbar spinous process tips, forming the outermost posterior passive restraint.…
Ligament Lumbosacral Ligament ligamentum lumbosacrale Lower Back The lumbosacral ligament is a strong fibrous band connecting the inferior transverse process of L5 to…
Ligament Lunotriquetral Dorsal Ligament ligamentum lunotriquetrum dorsale Hand & Wrist The dorsal lunotriquetral ligament is the dorsal component of the intrinsic LT ligament complex, connecting the…
Ligament Lunotriquetral Ligament ligamentum lunotriquetrale Hand & Wrist The lunotriquetral ligament connects the lunate and triquetrum to coordinate their movement within the proximal carpal…

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