Pisohamate ligament

Pisohamate ligament

Infobox Ligament
Name = Pisohamate ligament
Latin = ligamentum pisohamatum
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Caption = Ligaments of wrist. Anterior view. (Pisohamate ligament labeled at center right.)


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From = pisiform
To = hamate
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The pisohamate ligament is the volar ligament that connects the pisiform to the hamate. It is a prolongation of the tendon of the Flexor carpi ulnaris.

It serves as part of the origin for the abductor digiti minimi.


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