Anterior sacrococcygeal ligament

The anterior sacrococcygeal ligament or ventral sacrococcygeal ligament consists of a few irregular fibers, which descend from the anterior surface of the sacrum to the front of the coccyx, blending with the periosteum.[1]

Anterior sacrococcygeal ligament
Articulations of pelvis. Anterior view. (Anterior sacrococcygeal lig. visible at bottom left.)
Details
FromSacrum
ToCoccyx
Identifiers
Latinligamentum sacrococcygeum anterius
TAA03.2.08.004
FMA76850
Anatomical terminology

This short[2] ligament forms the continuation of the anterior longitudinal ligament and stretches over the sacrococcygeal symphysis.[3][4][5]

See also

Notes

  1. Morris (2005), p 59
  2. Sinnatamby (2006), p 336
  3. OMD: Definition
  4. Jinkins (2000), p 538
  5. Ebrall (2004), 243

References

  • Morris, Craig E. (2005). Low Back Syndromes: Integrated Clinical Management. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-137472-8.
  • "ventral sacrococcygeal ligament". On-line Medical Dictionary. 2000-03-05. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  • Jinkins, J. Randy (2000). Atlas of Neuroradiologic Embryology, Anatomy, and Variants. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 0-7817-1652-7.
  • Ebrall, Phillip S.; Sportelli, Louis; Donato, Phillip R. (2004). "Ligaments about the sacral apex". Assessment of the Spine. Elsevier Health Sciences. ISBN 0-443-07228-0.


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