Interfoveolar ligament

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Ligament: Interfoveolar ligament
The interfoveolar ligament, seen from in front.
Latin Ligamentum interfoveolare
Gray's subject #118

Lateral to the inguinal aponeurotic falx is a ligamentous band connected with the lower margin of the Transversus and extending down in front of the inferior epigastric artery to the superior ramus of the pubis; it is termed the interfoveolar ligament of Hesselbach and sometimes contains a few muscular fibers.

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