Tubercle of scaphoid bone
Tuberculum ossis scaphoidei
- Latin synonym: Tuberculum ossis navicularis
Definition
The tubercle of scaphoid bone is the lower and lateral part of anterior surface of the scaphoid, an elevated round projection which is directed forward and gives attachment to the transverse carpal ligament and sometimes origin to a few fibers of the Abductor pollicis brevis.
References
Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS
