Pisometacarpal ligament
Pisometacarpal ligament | |
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Details | |
From | Pisiform |
To | Fifth metacarpal |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ligamentum pisometacarpeum |
TA98 | A03.5.11.109 |
TA2 | 1826 |
FMA | 42305 |
Anatomical terminology |
The pisometacarpal ligament joins the pisiform to the base of the fifth metacarpal bone. It is a continuation of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris.
Additional images
[edit]- Ligaments of wrist. Anterior view. (Pisometacarpal labeled at right, second from bottom.)
References
[edit]This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 329 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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