Dorsal carpometacarpal ligaments

Dorsal carpometacarpal ligaments
Ligaments of wrist. Posterior view.
Details
From	carpus
To	metacarpus
Identifiers
Latin	ligamenta carpometacarpalia dorsalia
TA	A03.5.11.302
FMA	71402
Anatomical terminology [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