Transverse metatarsal ligament

Transverse metatarsal ligament
Transverse metatarsal ligament
Latin ligamentum metatarsale transversum
Gray's subject #98 359

The transverse metatarsal ligament is a narrow band which runs across and connects together the heads of all the metatarsal bones; it is blended anteriorly with the plantar (glenoid) ligaments of the metatarsophalangeal articulations.

Its plantar surface is concave where the Flexor tendons run below it; above it the tendons of the Interossei pass to their insertions.

It differs from the transverse metacarpal ligament in that it connects the metatarsal to the others.

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

v · d · eJoints and ligaments of lower limbs (TA A03.6, GA 3.333)
Coxal/hip
Knee-joint
Tibiofemoral
Patellofemoral
Tibiofibular
Superior tibiofibular
Inferior tibiofibular
Anterior tibiofibular · Posterior tibiofibular · Interosseous membrane of leg
Joints of foot
medial: medial of talocrural joint/deltoid (anterior tibiotalar, posterior tibiotalar, tibiocalcaneal, tibionavicular)
lateral: lateral collateral of ankle joint (anterior talofibular, posterior talofibular, calcaneofibular)
Other
plantar · dorsal · interosseous · superficial transverse · deep transverse

M: JNT

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noco(arth/defr/back/soft)/cong, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug(M01C, M4)
v · d · eList of muscles of lower limbs (TA A04.7, GA 4.465)
ILIAC Region
/ ILIOPSOAS
BUTTOCKS
THIGH /
compartments
LEG/
Crus/
compartments
fibularis muscles (longus, brevis)
FOOT
Dorsal
Plantar

M: MUS, DF+DRCT

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