Dorsal metatarsal ligaments
Ligamenta metatarsea dorsalia
- Latin synonym: Ligamenta metatarsalia dorsalia
Definition
The dorsal metatarsal ligaments pass transversely between the dorsal surfaces of the bases of the adjacent metatarsal bones.
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
