Background the dorsal intercarpal ligament, whose role in dorsal stability of the wrist has been shown, can be harmed in case of injury to the dorsal scapholunate complex.

However, dorsal intercarpal ligament injury also seems to exist isolated posttraumatic forms of dorsal intercarpal ligament rupture, much rarer through bony avulsion on its scaphoid insertion.

keywords:

wrist arthroscopy
carpal ligaments
dorsal intercarpal ligament
extrinsic ligament repair