Ulnar carpal collateral ligament

Ulnar collateral ligament (wrist)
Ligaments of wrist. Anterior view. (Ulnar collateral visible at center right.)
Details
FromUlnar styloid process
ToTriquetral bone, pisiform bone
Identifiers
Latinligamentum collaterale carpi ulnare
TA98A03.5.11.007
TA21800
FMA40005
Anatomical terminology

The ulnar collateral ligament (internal lateral ligament, ulnar carpal collateral ligament or ulnar collateral ligament of the wrist joint) is a rounded cord, attached above to the end of the styloid process of the ulna, and dividing below into two fasciculi, one of which is attached to the medial side of the triquetral bone, the other to the pisiform and flexor retinaculum.

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 328 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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