Anatom3DDorsal scaphotriquetral ligament
Ligamentum scaphotriquetrum dorsale · Hřbetní skafotrikvetrální vaz
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A band across the back of the wrist from the scaphoid to the triquetrum, also called the dorsal intercarpal ligament.
What it does
Steadies the first row of wrist bones and, with the radiocarpal ligament, forms a sideways V that supports the wrist.
Keeping it well
Relevant in wrist instability surgery; its damage can add to scapholunate problems.
Related conditions
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- De Quervain's tenosynovitis
- Dupuytren's contracture & trigger finger
- Ganglion cyst
- Gout
- Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Lyme disease
- Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate disease)
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Raynaud's phenomenon
- Repetitive strain & overuse injury
- Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder