Deep transverse metacarpal ligament

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.

Deep transverse metacarpal ligament
Metacarpophalangeal articulation and articulations of digit. Volar aspect.
Details
From	head of metacarpal
To	head of adjacent metacarpal
Identifiers
Latin	Ligamentum metacarpeum transversum profundum
TA98	A03.5.11.504
TA2	1838
FMA	42459
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

Structure

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 ligaments.

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

Clinical significance

Rarely, the deep transverse metacarpal ligament may rupture.^[1]

Additional Images

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  Wrist joint. Deep dissection. Posterior view.
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  Wrist joint. Deep dissection. Posterior view.
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  Wrist joint. Deep dissection.Anterior, palmar, view.
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  Wrist joint. Deep dissection.Anterior, palmar, view.
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  Wrist joint. Deep dissection.Anterior, palmar, view.
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  Interphalangeal ligaments and phalanges.Right hand. Deep dissection. Posterior (dorsal) view.

References

  This article incorporates text in the public ___domain from page 331 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

1. Wheatley, Michael J.; Layman, Charles; Ben Burke, J. (May 1998). "Closed rupture of the deep transverse metacarpal ligament: Diagnosis and management". The Journal of Hand Surgery. 23 (3): 524–528. doi:10.1016/s0363-5023(05)80472-1. ISSN 0363-5023.

External links

• Bade H, Schubert M, Koebke J (1994). "Functional morphology of the deep transverse metacarpal ligament". Annals of Anatomy. 176 (5): 443–50. doi:10.1016/s0940-9602(11)80476-0. PMID 7978341.