annular ligament

Its borders are strengthened by fibers from the upper border of the annular ligament.

Annular ligament means shaped like a ring and may refer to:

On the ulnar side, the capsule reaches down to the posterior part of the annular ligament.

It is concave from before backward, and its prominent extremities serve for the attachment of the annular ligament.

Nursemaid's elbow is the subluxation of the head of the radius from the annular ligament.

The Annular ligaments of the trachea are circular horizontal fibrous bands that join the tracheal rings together.

Annular ligament (disambiguation)

Its superficial fibers pass obliquely from the medial epicondyle of the humerus to the annular ligament.

The head is cylindrical to allow axial rotation of the radius, thus to articulate with the annular ligament and the radial notch on the ulna.

To allow this rotation, the proximal (elbow) end of the radius is held in proximity to the ulna by a ligament known as the annular ligament.

The Annular ligaments of the toes are the annular part of the fibrous sheathes of the toes.

Calcification and hardening of the annular ligament of the stapes (Otosclerosis) is a common cause of adult deafness.

Even though the annular ligament holds the head firmly in place, the ligament is still flexible enough to allow some stretching while the head rotates within it.

Annular ligament: goes around the back of the fetlock, surrounding the flexor tendons and their tendon sheath, attaching to the sesamoid bones.

The nerve also provides sensory branches that travel to the periosteum of the lateral epicondyle, the anterior radiohumeral joint, and the annular ligament.

It is supported by the quadrate ligament below the annular ligament where it also forms a fold which gives the head of the radius freedom of movement.

In its lateral or tympanic wall is the oval window (fenestra vestibuli), closed, in the fresh state, by the base of the stapes and annular ligament.

The fibers of the superior retinaculum (external annular ligament) are attached above to the lateral malleolus and below to the lateral surface of the calcaneus.

The superior extensor retinaculum of the foot (transverse crural ligament) of the ankle is the upper part of the anterior annular ligament.

Below, it is fixed to the upper and lateral margins of the olecranon, to the posterior part of the annular ligament, and to the ulna behind the radial notch.

In the recent state it is occupied by the base of the stapes, the circumference of which is fixed by the annular ligament to the margin of the foramen.

If the forearm of a young child is pulled, it is possible for this traction to pull the radius into the annular ligament with enough force to cause it to be jammed therein.

Less distinct than the ulnar collateral ligament, this ligament blends with the annular ligament of the radius and its margins are attached near the radial notch of the ulna.

The zona orbicularis or annular ligament is a ligament on the neck of the femur formed by the circular fibers of the articular capsule of the hip joint.

The annular ligament secures the head of the radius from dislocation, which would otherwise tend to occur, from the shallowness of the cup-like surface on the head of the radius.