Pubofemoral ligament

Pubofemoral ligament
	Right hip-joint from the front. (Pubocapsular ligament visible at center right.)
Details
From	pubis (obturator crest)
To	femur neck
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum pubofemorale
TA	A03.6.07.007
FMA	43024
	Anatomical terminology

The pubofemoral ligament (pubocapsular ligament) is a ligament on the inferior side of the hip joint.

This ligament is attached, above, to the obturator crest and the superior ramus of the pubis; below, it blends with the capsule and with the deep surface of the vertical band of the iliofemoral ligament. This ligament prevents hyper-abduction of the hip joint.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 335 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

lljoints at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (hipjointanterior)
hip/hip%20ligaments/ligaments5 at the Dartmouth Medical School's Department of Anatomy

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