Transverse Ligament

Kongcharoensombat W, Ochi M, Abouheif M, Adachi N, Ohkawa S, Kamei G et al (2011) The transverse ligament as a landmark for tibial sagittal insertions of the anterior cmciate ligament a cadaveric study. Arthroscopy 27(10) 1395-1399... 

Keyword Tibial tuimel Transverse ligament intertubercular ridge Medial intercondylar ridge... 

V shows the transverse ligament. The 2.4-mm guide wire for the AM tunnel should be inserted just posterior to the transverse ligament at 90° knee flexion. The AM tunnel position must not be too anterior to the ACL tibial attachment. It is important to maintain 90° knee flexion to avoid misplacement caused by changing the position of the transverse ligament... 

The relationship between femoral and tibial tunnel positions is important to avoid causing impingement. During ACL reconstruction, the transverse ligament and Parsons knob are useful as anterior landmarks, the medial intercondylar ridge is... 

Type 1 Rotatory fixation without anterior displacement of the atlas. This is the most common type of AARF and occurs within the normal range of rotatory motion. The transverse ligament is intact and the atlanto-axial distance is normal. 

Alar ligament and transverse ligament injuries are associated with AARF as discussed earlier. The... 

The atlantoaxial articulation is specially adapted for (nearly) pure rotation. In addition to the inferior articular facets of the atlas and the superior articular facets of the axis, movement other than rotation is limited by the anteriorly located odontoid process (dens) of the axis. The odontoid process is held close to the anterior arch of the atlas by the transverse ligament of the atlas, which allows only a slight amount of flexion of the atlas on the axis. 

Occasionally, the biceps tendon is unstable in its groove, usually when the transverse ligament has been damaged by trauma or worn by repeated microtrauma. The tendon then will snap out of the groove on certain motions, such as the Yergason test... 

The medial collateral ligament complex consists of three components the anterior bundle, posterior bundle, and transverse ligament. The anterior bundle is the main stabilizer against valgus torques of the elbow [2]. The anterior bundle provides maximal constraint when the elbow is fully extended. The posterior bundle is tauL providing constraint when the elbow is flexed. The transverse bundle is not believed to contribute significantly to joint stability [1]. 

In rheumatoid arthritis the narrowing of the foramen magnum by subluxation of Ci and C2 can be visualized. Moreover, a mass with soft tissue signal intensity can be seen posterior to the dens in the region of joint synovium and transverse ligament (Modic et al. 1984). 

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