Anterior sacrococcygeal ligament

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Ligament: Anterior sacrococcygeal ligament
Articulations of pelvis. Anterior view. (Anterior sacrococcygeal lig. labeled at upper left.)
Latin	ligamentum sacrococcygeum anterius
Gray's	subject #80 309
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The Anterior 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.

[edit] See also

• Coccyx
• Coccydynia (coccyx pain, tailbone pain)
• Ganglion impar

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