Dorsal tarsometatarsal ligaments
Ligamenta tarsometatarsea dorsalia
- Latin synonym: Ligamenta tarsometatarsalia dorsalia
Definition
The dorsal tarsometatarsal ligaments are strong, flat bands. The first metatarsal is joined to the first cuneiform by a broad, thin band; the second has three, one from each cuneiform bone; the third has one from the third cuneiform; the fourth has one from the third cuneiform and one from the cuboid; and the fifth, one from the cuboid.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
