pisometacarpal ligament


pi·so·met·a·car·pal lig·a·ment

[TA] a strong fibrous band extending from the pisiform bone to the base of the fifth metacarpal bone; this ligament, together with the pisohamate ligament, forms the tendon of insertion of the flexor carpi ulnaris, in which the pisiform bone is like a sesamoid bone. Synonym(s): ligamentum pisometacarpale [TA]