Body Region: Hand & Wrist

  • May 2, 2026
    The thumb interphalangeal joint has radial and ulnar collateral ligaments running from the condyles of the proximal phalanx to the…
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    The lateral bands of the finger extensor mechanism are paired fibrous bands running from the dorsolateral surface of the proximal…
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    The oblique pulley is the central and most important pulley of the thumb flexor sheath, running obliquely across the proximal…
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    The checkrein ligaments (Schaeffer ligaments) are short fibrous bands connecting the proximal fibrous flexor sheath (the A2 pulley zone) to…
  • May 2, 2026
    The A1 pulley is the first and most proximal annular pulley of the flexor tendon sheath of each finger, positioned…
  • May 2, 2026
    The palmar radioulnar ligament is one of the two deep components of the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC), running from the…
  • May 2, 2026
    The dorsal radioulnar ligament is the dorsal deep component of the TFCC, originating from the dorsal margin of the sigmoid…
  • May 2, 2026
    The dorsal extensor retinaculum is a broad fibrous band approximately 2-3 cm wide crossing the dorsal wrist from the lateral…
  • May 2, 2026
    The radiate carpal ligament is a fan-shaped group of fibrous bands radiating from the capitate to the surrounding carpal bones:…
  • May 2, 2026
    The dorsoradial ligament is the thickest and most consistently present of the dorsal thumb CMC ligaments, running from the dorsoradial…

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