Pisohamate ligament

The pisohamate ligament is a ligament in the hand. It connects the pisiform to the hook of the hamate. It is a prolongation of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris.

Pisohamate ligament
Ligaments of wrist. Anterior view. (Pisohamate ligament labeled at center right.)
Details
Frompisiform
Tohamate
Identifiers
Latinligamentum pisohamatum
TA98A03.5.11.108
TA21825
FMA42304
Anatomical terminology

It serves as part of the origin for the abductor digiti minimi. It also forms the roof of the ulnar canal, a canal that allows the ulnar nerve and ulnar artery into the hand.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 329 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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