Pisometacarpal ligament - Misplaced Pages

Tendon of the hand

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
TA98	A03.5.11.109
TA2	1826
FMA	42305
Anatomical terminology[edit on Wikidata]

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

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

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 329 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Humeroradial	Radial collateral
Humeroulnar	Ulnar collateral
Proximal radioulnar	Anular Oblique cord Quadrate

Distal radioulnar	Palmar radioulnar Dorsal radioulnar Interosseous membrane of forearm

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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