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Anatomy Atlases: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus V: Skeletal Systems: Wrist Joint

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus V: Skeletal Systems

Wrist Joint

Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD

Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed


A - Dorsal View of the Ligaments of the Wrist-Joint, and of the Carpal and Carpo-Metacarpal Articulations. (Allen Thomson, after Arnold.)

B - Palmar View of the Ligaments of the Wrist-joint, and of the Carpal and Carpo-Metacarpal articulations (Allen Thomson)

1

lower part of the ulna

2

external lateral ligament of the wrist-joint

3

internal

near it descending obliquely to 6, from the radius, the dorsal radio-carpal ligament

4 to 5

dorsal ligaments of the first row

4

is on the scaphoid

5

on the lunar bone

6

pyramidal bone

7

trapezium

8

tapezoid

9

os magnum

10

unciform

11 to 15

metacarpal bones

7 to 8, 8 to 9, and 9 to 10

dorsal ligaments of the second row of carpal bones

4 to 8, 4 to 9, 5 to 9, and others

dorsal ligaments between the first and second row

8 to 12, 9 to 13, and others

dorsal ligaments from the second row to the metacarpal bones

between the metacarpal bones, from 12 to 15

the dorsal intermetacarpal ligaments

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