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Ligaments

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

619 ligaments
67 ligaments starting with S  Clear × · alternate versions listed on each card
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,…
Ligament Supraspinous Ligament at L4-L5 ligamentum supraspinale L4-L5 Lower Back The supraspinous ligament runs along the tips of the spinous processes. In the lower lumbar spine…
Ligament Suspensory Ligament of the Duodenum Detail musculus (ligamentum) suspensorius duodeni (Treitz) detail Abdomen The suspensory ligament of the duodenum (ligament of Treitz) is a fibromuscular band connecting the right…
Ligament Syndesmosis Anterior AITFL Detail ligamentum tibiofibulare anterius inferius detail Lower Leg The anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament runs from the anterior tibial Chaput tubercle to the anterior fibular…
Ligament Syndesmosis Interosseous Ligament Detail ligamentum tibiofibulare interosseum detail Lower Leg The interosseous syndesmotic ligament is the condensed distal portion of the leg interosseous membrane, forming the…
Ligament Syndesmosis Posterior PITFL Detail ligamentum tibiofibulare posterius inferius detail Lower Leg The posterior inferior tibiofibular ligament is the strongest syndesmotic ligament, connecting the posterior tibial malleolus to…
Ligament Syndesmosis Transverse Ligament Detail ligamentum transversum cruris detail Lower Leg The transverse tibiofibular ligament is the deep portion of the PITFL, running almost horizontally across the…
Ligament Syndesmotic Ligament Complex syndesmosis tibiofibularis Foot & Ankle The syndesmotic ligament complex includes the anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament (AITFL), posterior inferior tibiofibular ligament (PITFL),…

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