Pisohamate ligament
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| Ligament: Pisohamate ligament | ||
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| Ligaments of wrist. Anterior view. (Pisohamate ligament labeled at center right.) | ||
| Latin | ligamentum pisohamatum | |
| Gray's | subject #87 329 | |
| From | pisiform | |
| To | hamate | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12492813 | |
The pisohamate ligament is a ligament in the hand. It is the volar ligament that connects the pisiform to the hamate. It is a prolongation of the tendon of the Flexor carpi ulnaris.
It serves as part of the origin for the abductor digiti minimi.
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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