Pubofemoral ligament

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Ligament: Pubofemoral ligament
Right hip-joint from the front. (Pubocapsular ligament visible at center right.)
Latin ligamentum pubofemorale
Gray's subject #93 335
From pubis (obturator crest)
To femur neck
Dorlands/Elsevier l_09/12492887

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

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