Deep transverse metacarpal ligament

The deep transverse metacarpal ligament (also called the deep transverse palmar ligament) is a narrow fibrous band which runs across the palmar surfaces of the heads of the second, third, fourth and fifth metacarpal bones, connecting them together.

It is blended with the palmar metacarpophalangeal ligaments.

Its palmar surface is concave where the flexor tendons pass over it; behind it the tendons of the interosseous muscles of the hand pass to their insertions.

Additional Images

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  Wrist joint. Deep dissection. Posterior view.

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  Wrist joint. Deep dissection. Posterior view.

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  Wrist joint. Deep dissection.Anterior, palmar, view.

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  Wrist joint. Deep dissection.Anterior, palmar, view.

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  Wrist joint. Deep dissection.Anterior, palmar, view.

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  Interphalangeal ligaments and phalanges.Right hand. Deep dissection. Posterior (dorsal) view.

References

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

External links

• Bade H, Schubert M, Koebke J (1994). "Functional morphology of the deep transverse metacarpal ligament". Annals of Anatomy 176 (5): 443–50. doi:10.1016/s0940-9602(11)80476-0. PMID 7978341.