Palmar carpometacarpal ligaments
Ligamenta carpometacarpea palmaria
- Latin synonym: Ligamenta carpometacarpalia palmaria
Definition
The palmar carpometacarpal ligaments (volar ligaments) have a somewhat similar arrangement, with the exception of those of the third metacarpal, which are three in number: a lateral one from the greater multangular, situated superficial to the sheath of the tendon of the Flexor carpi radialis; and intermediate one from the capitate; and a medial one from the hamate.
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/).
