Dorsal carpometacarpal ligaments

Dorsal carpometacarpal ligaments
Ligaments of wrist. Posterior view.
Details
Latin	ligamenta carpometacarpalia dorsalia
From	carpus
To	metacarpus
Identifiers
Dorlands /Elsevier	l_09/12491837
TA
TH	{{#property:P1694}}
TE	{{#property:P1693}}
FMA	{{#property:P1402}}
Anatomical terminology [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

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)

External links

• Hand kinesiology at the University of Kansas Medical Center