Transverse metatarsal ligament | |
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Latin | ligamentum metatarsale transversum |
TA | A03.6.10.804 |
FMA | 44490 |
Anatomical terminology
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The transverse metatarsal ligament is a narrow band which runs across and connects together the heads of all the metatarsal bones; it is blended anteriorly with the plantar (glenoid) ligaments of the metatarsophalangeal articulations.
Its plantar surface is concave where the Flexor tendons run below it; above it the tendons of the Interossei pass to their insertions.
Its homologue in the hand is the , which connects the metacarpals to each other.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)