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Radial collateral ligament of wrist joint

Ligamentum collaterale carpi radiale · Vřetenní postranní vaz zápěstí

Joints & cartilage

Looks like

A band on the thumb side of the wrist, from the tip of the radial styloid to the scaphoid.

What it does

Limits the wrist tilting toward the little finger.

Keeping it well

Minor as a stabiliser; the radial artery runs close by in the anatomical snuffbox.

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