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Helen DeVos

Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
100 Michigan Street NE
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
616.391.9000


What Are Ligaments?

Ligaments

Say: LIH-geh-mints

Like to throw, catch, dance, or play soccer? You can thank your ligaments for making it happen. Ligaments are tough bands of tissue that hold your bones together at your joints, like your elbow. They make it possible for you to bend and move in all the right ways.