Radiate carpal ligament

The radiate carpal ligament is a group of about seven fibrous bands which diverge in all directions on the palmar surface of the carpal bones. The majority of the bands radiate from the capitate to the scaphoid, lunate, and triquetral bones.

Radiate carpal ligament
Details
FromCapitate
ToTriquetral, lunate, scaphoid
Identifiers
Latinligamentum carpi radiatum
TA98A03.5.11.103
TA21805
FMA42298
Anatomical terminology


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