Pisometacarpal ligament

Pisometacarpal ligament
Deep muscles of the right hand, with pisometacarpal ligament at top right. Dorsal view.
Details
From	Pisiform
To	Fifth metacarpal
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum pisometacarpeum
Dorlands /Elsevier	l_09/12492820
TA	A03.5.11.109
FMA	42305
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The pisometacarpal ligament joins the pisiform to the base of the fifth metacarpal bone.

Additional images

Ligaments of wrist. Anterior view. (Pisometacarpal labeled at right, second from bottom.)

References

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

External links

http://classes.kumc.edu/sah/resources/handkines/ligaments/wvdpisometa.htm

Joints and ligaments of the arm

Shoulder

Sternoclavicular	Anterior sternoclavicular Posterior sternoclavicular Interclavicular Costoclavicular

Acromioclavicular	Syndesmoses: Coracoacromial Superior transverse scapular Inferior transverse of scapula Synovial: Acromioclavicular Coracoclavicular (trapezoid conoid)

Glenohumeral	Capsule Coracohumeral Glenohumeral (superior, middle, and inferior) Transverse humeral Glenoid labrum

Elbow

Humeroradial	Radial collateral

Humeroulnar	Ulnar collateral

Proximal radioulnar	Anular Oblique cord Quadrate

Forearm

Distal radioulnar	Palmar radioulnar Dorsal radioulnar Interosseous membrane of forearm

Hand

Wrist/radiocarpal	Dorsal radiocarpal/Palmar radiocarpal Dorsal ulnocarpal/Palmar ulnocarpal Ulnar collateral/Radial collateral

Intercarpal midcarpal	Radiate carpal Dorsal intercarpal Palmar intercarpal Interosseous intercarpal Scapholunate Pisiform joint (Pisohamate Pisometacarpal)

Carpometacarpal	Dorsal carpometacarpal Palmar carpometacarpal thumb: Radial collateral Ulnar collateral

Intermetacarpal	Deep transverse metacarpal Superficial transverse metacarpal

Metacarpophalangeal	Collateral Palmar

Interphalangeal	Collateral Palmar

Other	Carpal tunnel Ulnar canal

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