Deep transverse metacarpal ligament: Difference between revisions

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{{Short description|Ligament that connects the palmar surfaces of the heads of the second to fifth metacarpal bones}}

{{Infobox ligament

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The '''deep transverse metacarpal ligament''' (also called the '''deep transverse palmar ligament''') is a narrow fibrous band which runs across the palmar surfaces of the heads of the second, third, fourth and fifth [[metacarpal]] bones]], connecting them together.

== Structure ==

It is blended with the [[palmar metacarpophalangeal ligament]]s.

The deep transverse metacarpal ligament connects the palmar surfaces of the heads of the second, third, fourth, and fifth [[metacarpal bones]]. It is blended with the [[palmar metacarpophalangeal ligament]]s.

Its palmar surface is concave where the flexor tendons pass over it;. behindBehind it, the tendons of the [[interosseous muscles of the hand]] pass to their insertions.

== Clinical significance ==

Rarely, the deep transverse metacarpal ligament may rupture.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Wheatley|first=Michael J.|last2=Layman|first2=Charles|last3=Ben Burke|first3=J.|date=May 1998|title=Closed rupture of the deep transverse metacarpal ligament: Diagnosis and management|url=https://doi.org/10.1016/S0363-5023(05)80472-1|journal=The Journal of Hand Surgery|volume=23|issue=3|pages=524–528|doi=10.1016/s0363-5023(05)80472-1|issn=0363-5023}}</ref>

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==References==

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