0 relating to the ligaments (= strong fibres that hold bones in place, especially around joints):
a ligamentous injury
The duct was patent in five and ligamentous in six.
Of the other five, it was patent in three cases and ligamentous in two.
The duct was patent infivecases while it was ligamentous in six.
There was a normal left pulmonary artery but a solitary ligamentous structure replaced the pulmonary veins.
In modern, more anatomical, joint classification, the gomphosis is simply considered a fibrous joint because the tissue linking the structures is ligamentous.
Indoor cycling has to be avoided in people having ligamentous laxity.
The ligamentous structures offer resistance to shear and loading.
It is exceedingly rare for the ankle joint to dislocate in the presence of ligamentous injury alone.
