Pisohamate ligament

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Pisohamate ligament
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Ligaments of wrist. Anterior view. (Pisohamate ligament labeled at center right.)
Details
From Pisiform
To Hamate
Identifiers
Latin ligamentum pisohamatum
TA98 A03.5.11.108
TA2 1825
FMA 42304
Anatomical terminology

The pisohamate ligament is a ligament in the hand. It connects the pisiform, a sesamoid bone in the wrist, to the hook of 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. It also forms the floor of the ulnar canal, a canal that allows the ulnar nerve and ulnar artery into the hand.

References

PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text in the public domain from page 329 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)