Deep transverse metacarpal ligament

The deep transverse metacarpal ligament (also called the deep transverse palmar ligament) is a narrow fibrous band which runs across the palmar surfaces of the heads of the second, third, fourth and fifth metacarpal bones, connecting them together.

Deep transverse metacarpal ligament
Metacarpophalangeal articulation and articulations of digit. Volar aspect.
Details
Fromhead of metacarpal
Tohead of adjacent metacarpal
Identifiers
LatinLigamentum metacarpeum transversum profundum
TAA03.5.11.504
FMA42459
Anatomical terminology

It is blended with the palmar metacarpophalangeal ligaments.

Its palmar surface is concave where the flexor tendons pass over it; behind it the tendons of the interosseous muscles of the hand pass to their insertions.

Additional Images
  • Wrist joint. Deep dissection. Posterior view.
  • Wrist joint. Deep dissection. Posterior view.
  • Wrist joint. Deep dissection.Anterior, palmar, view.
  • Wrist joint. Deep dissection.Anterior, palmar, view.
  • Wrist joint. Deep dissection.Anterior, palmar, view.
  • Interphalangeal ligaments and phalanges.Right hand. Deep dissection. Posterior (dorsal) view.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 331 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  • Bade H, Schubert M, Koebke J (1994). "Functional morphology of the deep transverse metacarpal ligament". Annals of Anatomy. 176 (5): 443–50. doi:10.1016/s0940-9602(11)80476-0. PMID 7978341.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.