Connective Tissue
Lateral Carpometacarpal Ligament of Thumb (Right)
Ligamentum carpometacarpea laterale pollicis
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The first carpometacarpal joint contains a lateral carpometacarpal ligament, which extends obliquely from the lateral side of the base of the first metacarpal to the lateral aspect of the trapezium.
Function
The lateral carpometacarpal ligament stabilizes the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb and permit limited gliding movements of the joints produced by the long flexor and extensor muscles of the digit.
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Joint Ligament
Entheseal structures are widely located throughout the body and are represented by the interface between bone and several tissues including tendon, joint capsules and ligaments.
