Anatom3DScaphotrapeziotrapezoidal ligament
Ligamentum scaphotrapeziotrapezoideum · Skafotrapeziotrapezoidní vaz
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
Bands joining the scaphoid to the trapezium and trapezoid at the base of the thumb side of the wrist.
What it does
Stabilise the scaphoid's lower end and help control its tilt.
Keeping it well
The joint here (STT joint) is a common site of arthritis, with pain at the base of the thumb side of the wrist.
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