Body Region: Hand & Wrist

  • May 2, 2026
    The PIP joint collateral ligaments are the primary lateral stabilisers of the finger's most important joint. The PIP joint has…
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    The palmar intercarpal ligaments connect adjacent carpal bones on their palmar surfaces, maintaining the carpal arch and resisting dorsal carpal…
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    The thumb MCP volar plate is a broad fibrocartilaginous structure containing the radial and ulnar sesamoids in its substance. Hyperextension…
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    The radioscaphocapitate ligament is the most radial and most important volar extrinsic wrist ligament, providing the sling that prevents ulnar…
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    The dorsal intercarpal ligament runs from the dorsal triquetrum obliquely to the dorsal scaphoid and trapezoid, providing the dorsal proximal…
  • May 2, 2026
    The long radiolunate ligament runs from the ulnar radial styloid to the lunate, providing secondary restraint against lunate ulnar displacement…
  • May 2, 2026
    The scapholunate interosseous ligament (SLIL) is the most important intrinsic carpal ligament, maintaining the proximal carpal row integrity and preventing…
  • May 2, 2026
    The lunotriquetral interosseous ligament stabilises the LT joint and prevents VISI deformity. Unlike the SLIL where the dorsal component is…
  • May 2, 2026
    The TFCC proper (triangular fibrocartilage disc) is the central fibrocartilage component of the TFCC complex, suspended between the distal radius…
  • May 2, 2026
    The scapholunate ligament has three components — dorsal (strongest), proximal (membranous), and volar. The volar component provides secondary constraint to…

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