Collateral ligaments of metacarpophalangeal articulations
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| Collateral ligaments of metacarpophalangeal articulations | |
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| Metacarpophalangeal articulation and articulations of digit. Volar aspect. | |
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| Metacarpophalangeal articulation and articulations of digit. Ulnar aspect. | |
| Latin | ligamenta collateralia articulationum metacarpophalangealium |
| Gray's | subject #90 332 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12491902 |
The collateral ligaments (lateral ligaments) are strong, rounded cords, placed on the sides of the joints (Radial Collateral Ligament (RCL), Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL)).
Each is attached by one extremity to the posterior tubercle and adjacent depression on the side of the head of the metacarpal bone, and by the other to the contiguous extremity of the phalanx.
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