Superior costotransverse ligament
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Ligament: Superior costotransverse ligament | ||
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Latin | ligamentum costotransversarium superius | |
From | rib | |
To | transverse process of a vertebra | |
Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12492053 |
A Superior costotransverse ligament is a strong fibrous band that arises from the neck of a rib to the transverse process of the vertebra above. It may be divided into a larger anterior portion and a smaller posterior portion. It is absent for the first rib.