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Ligaments

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

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107 ligaments in Hand & Wrist Clear ×

Ligament Radioscaphocapitate Ligament ligamentum radioscaphocapitatum Hand & Wrist The radioscaphocapitate ligament is the most radial and most important volar extrinsic wrist ligament, providing the… Ligament Radioscapholunate Ligament ligamentum radioscapholunatum Hand & Wrist The radioscapholunate ligament (ligament of Testut-Kuentz) is an intrasynovial neurovascular structure passing from the anterior radius… Ligament Scapholunate Extrinsic Ligaments ligamenta extrinsica articulationis scapholunata Hand & Wrist The scapholunate joint is stabilised by both intrinsic ligaments (the scapholunate interosseous ligament, SLIL) and extrinsic… Ligament Scapholunate Interosseous Ligament (Complete) ligamentum scapholunatum interosseum (complete) Hand & Wrist The scapholunate interosseous ligament (SLIL) is the most important intrinsic carpal ligament, maintaining the proximal carpal… Ligament Scapholunate Ligament ligamentum scapholunare Hand & Wrist The scapholunate ligament is the most important intercarpal ligament, synchronising the movement of the scaphoid and… Ligament Scapholunate Palmar Ligament ligamentum scapholunatum palmare Hand & Wrist The palmar component of the scapholunate interosseous ligament is the thicker, more vascularised portion connecting the… Ligament Scaphotrapeziotrapezoid Ligament ligamentum scaphotrapeziotrapezoideum Hand & Wrist The scaphotrapeziotrapezoid (STT) ligament complex connects the distal scaphoid to the trapezium and trapezoid, stabilising the… Ligament Short Radiolunate Ligament ligamentum radiolunarum breve Hand & Wrist The short radiolunate ligament is a stout palmar radiocarpal ligament running from the lunate facet of… 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 A3 Pulley vagina fibrosae pollicis — A3 Hand & Wrist The thumb A3 pulley is the cruciate pulley of the thumb flexor sheath, located over the… 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 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 Retinacular Ligament ligamentum retinaculare transversum Hand & Wrist The transverse retinacular ligament (Landsmeer transverse ligament) is a short transverse fibrous band connecting the flexor… Ligament Transverse Retinacular Ligament of the Finger ligamentum retinaculare transversum digiti Hand & Wrist The transverse retinacular ligament is a short transverse band running from the flexor tendon sheath and… 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 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…