Pisometacarpal ligament

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Pisometacarpal ligament
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Deep muscles of the right hand, with pisometacarpal ligament at top right. Dorsal view.
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From Pisiform
To Fifth metacarpal
Identifiers
Latin ligamentum pisometacarpale, ligamentum pisometacarpeum
TA98 A03.5.11.109
TA2 1826
FMA 42305
Anatomical terminology

The pisometacarpal ligament joins the pisiform to the base of the fifth metacarpal bone. It is a continuation of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris.

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