Joints & ligaments
Deep transverse metacarpal ligament
Ligamentum metacarpeum transversum profundum
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Regions
- Upper limb, Hand
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Metacarpophalangeal joints
DescriptionUnreviewed
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.
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Names
- Latin
- Ligamentum metacarpeum transversum profundum
- English
- Deep transverse metacarpal ligament
- French
- Ligament métacarpien transverse profond
- Spanish
- Ligamento metacarpiano transverso profundo
- Portuguese
- Ligamento metacarpal transverso profundo