The intermetacarpal joints are in the hand formed between the metacarpal bones. The bases of the second, third, fourth and fifth metacarpal bones articulate with one another by small surfaces covered with cartilage. The metacarpal bones are connected together by dorsal, palmar, and interosseous ligaments.The dorsal metacarpal ligaments and palmar metacarpal ligaments pass transversely from one bone to another on the dorsal and palmar surfaces. The interosseous metacarpal ligaments connect their contiguous surfaces, just distal to their collateral articular facets.