The deep transverse metacarpal ligament (also called the deep transverse palmar ligament) connects the palmar surfaces of
metacarpophalangeal joints
The metacarpophalangeal joints (MCP) are situated between the metacarpal bones and the proximal phalanges of the fingers. These joints are of the condyloid kind, formed by the reception of the rounded heads of the metacarpal bones into shallow ...
of all the fingers of the hand except the thumb.
Structure
The deep transverse metacarpal ligament is a narrow fibrous band. It blends with the
palmar metacarpophalangeal ligaments.
Its palmar surface is concave where the flexor tendons pass over it. it, the tendons of the
interosseous muscles of the hand pass to their insertions.
Clinical significance
Rarely, the deep transverse metacarpal ligament may rupture.
Additional images
File:Dissection of the human hand - 02.jpg, Wrist joint. Deep dissection. Posterior view.
File:Dissection of the human hand - 01.jpg, Wrist joint. Deep dissection. Posterior view.
File:Slide1dsds.JPG, Wrist joint. Deep dissection. Anterior, palmar, view.
File:Slide2dsds.JPG, Wrist joint. Deep dissection. Anterior, palmar, view.
File:Slide3dsds.JPG, Wrist joint. Deep dissection. Anterior, palmar, view.
File:Slide1tyty.JPG, Interphalangeal ligaments and phalanges. Right hand. Deep dissection. Posterior (dorsal) view.
References
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Ligaments of the upper limb
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