Connective Tissue
Palmar Carpometacarpal Ligament of Thumb
Ligamentum carpometacarpea palmaria pollicis
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The first carpometacarpal joint contains a palmar carpometacarpal ligament, which extends obliquely from the ulnar side of the base of the first metacarpal to the palmar surface of the trapezium.
Function
The palmar carpometacarpal ligaments stabilize the carpometacarpal joints and permit limited gliding movements of the joints produced by the long flexor and extensor muscles of the digits.
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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.
