Lumbocostal ligament

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Ligament: Lumbocostal ligament
The four floating ribs (indicated with red arrows)
Latin ligamentum lumbocostale
From twelfth rib
To lumbar vertebrae
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The Lumbocostal ligament is a fibrous band that crosses from the twelfth rib to the tips of the transverse processes of the first and second lumbar vertebrae.

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