ligamenta collateralia articulationum interphalangealium manus

[TA] ligamenta collateralia articulationum interphalangearum manus collateral ligaments of interphalangeal joints of hand: massive fibrous bands on each side of the interphalangeal joints of the fingers; they are placed diagonally, the proximal ends being near the dorsal, and the distal ends near the palmar margins of the digits. Called also ligamenta collateralia articulationum digitorum manus.