Deep transverse metacarpal ligament: Difference between revisions

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{{Infobox Ligament |ligament

| Name = Deep transverse metacarpal ligament |

| Latin = Ligamentum metacarpeum transversum profundum |

| GraySubject = 89 |

| GrayPage = 331 |

| Image = Gray337.png |

| Caption = Metacarpophalangeal articulation and articulations of digit. Volar aspect. |

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| From = head of [[metacarpal]] |

| To = head of adjacent metacarpal |

| Width = 235

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| DorlandsPre = l_09 |

| DorlandsSuf = 12492625 |

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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.

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