Superior ligament of incus
- Superior ligament of incus
Infobox Ligament
Name = Superior ligament of incus
Latin = ligamentum incudis superius
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From = incus
To = malleus
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DorlandsPre = l_09
DorlandsSuf = 12492356
The Superior ligament of the incus is a fibrous band that crosses from the body of the incus to the roof of the tympanic cavity just posterior to the superior ligament of the malleus.
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