Joints & ligaments
Dorsal radiocarpal ligament
Ligamentum radiocarpeum dorsale
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Regions
- Upper limb, Hand
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Radiocarpal joint
DescriptionUnreviewed
The dorsal radiocarpal ligament (posterior ligament) is less thick and strong than its volar (anterior) counterpart, and has a proximal attachment to the posterior border of the distal radius.
Its fibers run medially and inferiorly to form a distal attachment at the dorsal surfaces of the scaphoid (navicular bone of the hand), lunate, and triquetral.
The fibres of the dorsal radiocarpal ligament blend with those of the dorsal intercarpal ligament.
It is in relation, behind, with the Extensor tendons of the fingers; in front, it is blended with the articular disk.
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Names
- Latin
- Ligamentum radiocarpeum dorsale
- English
- Dorsal radiocarpal ligament
- French
- Ligament radiocarpien dorsal
- Spanish
- Ligamento radiocarpiano dorsal
- Portuguese
- Ligamento radiocarpal dorsal