Depending on their location, the ligaments of the wrist can be extrinsic or intrinsic. Extrinsic ligaments connect the carpals to the forearm and hand bones while intrinsic ligaments connect the carpals to each other.
Injuries to the lunotriquetral ligament and triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tears may be treated using surgical procedures.
The most common type of wrist sprain results from injury to the scapholunate ligament, which connects the scaphoid and lunate bones.
