Dorsal carpometacarpal ligaments

Dorsal carpometacarpal ligaments

Ligaments of wrist. Posterior view.
Details
From carpus
To metacarpus
Identifiers
Latin ligamenta carpometacarpalia dorsalia
Dorlands
/Elsevier
l_09/12491837
TA A03.5.11.302
FMA 71402

Anatomical terminology

The dorsal carpometacarpal ligaments, the strongest and most distinct carpometacarpal ligaments, connect the carpal and metacarpal bones on their dorsal surfaces.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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