Ulnar Collateral Ligament of Wrist Joint
Ligamentum collaterale ulnare carpi
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The ulnar collateral ligament of the wrist joint forms a thickening of the articular capsule on the medial side of the wrist joint(Brown et al., 1998). It arises from the ulnar styloid process and extends distally to insert onto the proximal surface of the triquetrum (Moore, Dalley and Agur, 2013).
Related parts of the anatomy
Function
The ulnar collateral ligament of the wrist joint strengthens the articular capsule of the radiocarpal joint and provides stability between the radius and the carpal bones.
References
Brown, R. R., Fliszar, E., Cotten, A., Trudell, D. and Resnick, D. (1998) 'Extrinsic and intrinsic ligaments of the wrist: normal and pathologic anatomy at MR arthrography with three-compartment enhancement', Radiographics, 18(3), pp. 667-74.
Moore, K. L., Dalley, A. F. and Agur, A. M. R. (2013) Clinically Oriented Anatomy. Clinically Oriented Anatomy 7th edn.: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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