Dorsal carpometacarpal ligaments
Dorsal carpometacarpal ligaments | |
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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 |
The dorsal carpometacarpal ligaments, the strongest and most distinct carpometacarpal ligaments, connect the carpal and metacarpal bones on their dorsal surfaces.
- The second metacarpal bone receives two fasciculi|, one from the greater, the other from the lesser multangular.
- The third metacarpal receives two, one each from the lesser multangular and capitate.
- The fourth two, one each from the capitate and hamate.
- The fifth receives a single fasciculus from the hamate, and this is continuous with a similar ligament on the volar surface, forming an incomplete capsule.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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