Lateral sacrococcygeal ligament
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| Lateral sacrococcygeal ligament | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| From | Sacrum |
| To | Coccyx |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ligamentum sacrococcygeum laterale |
| TA98 | A03.2.08.005 |
| TA2 | 1692 |
| FMA | 21503 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
In the human body, the lateral sacrococcygeal ligament is a bilaterally paired ligament extending between the transverse process coccyx, and the inferolateral angle of the sacrum.[1] The ligament forms a foramen for[2][1] an anterior ramus[1] of the fifth sacral nerve (S5).[2][1] The ligament may become ossified.[1] There may be up to three lateral sacrococcygeal ligaments on either side of the sacral hiatus.[3]
Function
[edit]Together with the anterior, posterior, and intercornual sacrococcygeal ligaments, the lateral sacrococcygeal ligaments stabilize the sacrococcygeal symphysis (i.e. the joint between the sacrum and the coccyx).[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]References
[edit]- Morris, Craig E. (2005). Low Back Syndromes: Integrated Clinical Management. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-137472-8.
- Huijbregts, Peter A. (2001). "In: Current Concepts of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy". Lumbopelvic region: Anatomy and biomechanics (PDF). APTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- Masquelet, Alain C.; Christopher J. McCullough; Ian S. Fyfe; Raoul Tubiana (1993). An Atlas of Surgical Exposures of the Lower Extremity. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-85317-003-8. (An illustration of the posterior and lateral ligaments.)
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