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Ligaments

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

619 ligaments
101 ligaments in Hand & Wrist  Clear ×
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 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 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…
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 Volar Lunotriquetral Ligament ligamentum lunotriquetrale palmare Hand & Wrist The volar lunotriquetral ligament is the palmar component of the lunotriquetral ligament complex, running from the…
Ligament Volar Plate (PIP Joint) fibrocartilago palmaris articulationis interphalangeae proximalis Hand & Wrist The PIP volar plate is a fibrocartilaginous structure preventing hyperextension, with a solid distal insertion on…
Ligament Volar Scapholunate Ligament pars volaris ligamenti scapholunati Hand & Wrist The scapholunate ligament has three components, dorsal (strongest), proximal (membranous), and volar. The volar component provides…
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