Ulnar collateral ligament (thumb)
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| Ligament: Ulnar collateral ligament (thumb) | ||
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| Ligaments of wrist. Anterior view. (Ulnar collateral visible at center right.) | ||
| Latin | ligamentum collaterale carpi ulnare | |
| Gray's | subject #86 328 | |
| From | ulnar styloid process | |
| To | triquetral bone, pisiform bone | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12491929 | |
The ulnar collateral ligament (internal lateral ligament, ulnar carpal collateral ligament) is a rounded cord, attached above to the end of the styloid process of the ulna, and dividing below into two fasciculi, one of which is attached to the medial side of the triangular bone, the other to the pisiform and transverse carpal ligament.
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