5th Distal Phalanx of the Hand

Parent Structures

• Phalanges

Bone Classification

• Long

Bony Features

• Base of 5th Distal Phalanx of the Hand
• Head of 5th Distal Phalanx of the Hand
• Shaft of 5th Distal Phalanx of the Hand

Associated Joints

• DIP of the 5th Phalanx of the Hand

Structures Attaching to Bony Features as Insertion

• Base of 5th Distal Phalanx of the Hand
  • Collateral Ligament of the DIP of the 5th Phalanx of the Hand - Blends with the Margins of the Palmar Ligament
  • Flexor Digitorum Profundus
  • Palmar Ligament of the DIP of the 5th Phalanx of the Hand - Anterior Margin