any of various ligaments that encircle a part, such as the wrist, ankle, or trachea
annular ligament in American English
a circular ligament, esp. of the ankle joint, wrist joint, or inner ear
annular ligament in American English
noun
Anatomy
the ligamentous envelope surrounding a part, as the joints of the wrist or ankle or the head of the radius
Word origin
[1835–45]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: basic, crosshead, ecumenical, hot plate, placement
Examples of 'annular ligament' in a sentence
annular ligament
Anatomical annular ligament reconstruction provided multidirectional radial head stability.
Naoki Hayami, Shohei Omokawa, Akio Iida, Jirachart Kraisarin, Hisao Moritomo, PasukMahakkanukrauh, Takamasa Shimizu, Kenji Kawamura, Yasuhito Tanaka 2017, 'Biomechanical study of isolated radial head dislocation', BMC Musculoskeletal Disordershttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-017-1829-1. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We report a case of elbow snapping by annular ligament diagnosed by ultrasonography, which was confirmed by arthroscopic observation.
Jee Won Chai, Sujin Kim, Hyun Kyong Lim, Kee Jeong Bae 2015, 'Ultrasonographic diagnosis of snapping annular ligament in the elbow', Ultrasonographyhttp://www.e-ultrasonography.org/upload/usg-14032.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Initially the diagnosis was missed, and 6 weeks later open reduction was performed with annular ligament reconstruction surgery.
V Gupta, ZS Kundu, SS Sangwan, D Lamba 2013, 'Isolated Post-Traumatic Radial Head Dislocation, A Rare and Easily Missed Injury-ACase Report', Malaysian Orthopaedic Journalhttp://www.morthoj.org/2013/v7n1/post-traumatic-radial-head-dislocation.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)