Palmar radiocarpal ligament

Ligamentum radiocarpeum palmare

  • Latin synonym: Ligamentum radiocarpale palmare

Definition

The palmar radiocarpal ligament (Volar Radiocarpal Ligament, anterior ligament) , is a broad membranous band, attached above to the anterior margin of the lower end of the radius, to its styloid process, and to the front of the lower end of the ulna; its fibers pass downward and medialward to be inserted into the volar surfaces of the navicular, lunate, and triangular bones, some being continued to the capitate. In addition to this broad membrane, there is a rounded fasciculus, superficial to the rest, which reaches from the base of the styloid process of the ulna to the lunate and triangular bones. The ligament is perforated by apertures for the passage of vessels, and is in relation, in front, with the tendons of the Flexor digitorum profundus and Flexor pollicislongus; behind, it is closely adherent to the anterior border of the articular disk of the distal radioulnar articulation.

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/).

Comparative anatomy in animals

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