Dorsal carpometacarpal ligaments

Ligament: Dorsal carpometacarpal ligaments
Ligaments of wrist. Posterior view.
Latin	ligamenta carpometacarpalia dorsalia
Gray's	subject #88 330
From	carpus
To	metacarpus
Dorlands/Elsevier	l_09/12491837

The dorsal carpometacarpal ligaments, the strongest and most distinct carpometacarpal ligaments, connect the carpal and metacarpal bones on their dorsal surfaces.

• The second metacarpal bone receives two fasciculi|, one from the greater, the other from the lesser multangular.
• The third metacarpal receives two, one each from the lesser multangular and capitate.
• The fourth two, one each from the capitate and hamate.
• The fifth receives a single fasciculus from the hamate, and this is continuous with a similar ligament on the volar surface, forming an incomplete capsule.

External links

• Hand kinesiology at UK ligaments/wddcarpmeta.htm

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.