Dorsal radiocarpal ligament

Ligament: Dorsal radiocarpal ligament
Ligaments of wrist. Posterior view. (Dorsal radio-carpal ligament visible at center.)
Latin	ligamentum radiocarpale dorsale.
Gray's	subject #86 328
From	radius
To	proximal carpals
Dorlands/Elsevier	l_09/12492932

The dorsal radiocarpal ligament (posterior ligament) less thick and strong than the volar, is attached, above, to the posterior border of the lower end of the radius; its fibers are directed obliquely downward and medialward, and are fixed, below, to the dorsal surfaces of the navicular (now known as scaphoid), lunate, and triangular, being continuous with those of the Dorsal intercarpal ligament.

It is in relation, behind, with the Extensor tendons of the fingers; in front, it is blended with the articular disk.

External links

• Hand kinesiology at UK ligaments/wdddorradi.htm

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