Lateral sacrococcygeal ligament
| Lateral sacrococcygeal ligament | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Latin | Ligamentum sacrococcygeum laterale |
| From | Sacrum |
| To | Coccyx |
| Identifiers | |
| TA | A03.2.08.005 |
| FMA | 21503 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
In the human body, the lateral sacrococcygeal ligaments is a pair of ligaments stretching from the lower lateral angles of the sacrum to the transverse processes of the first coccygeal vertebra.
Together with the anterior, posterior, and intercornual sacrococcygeal ligaments, they stabilize the sacrococcygeal symphysis, i.e. the joint between the sacrum and the coccyx.[1]
They complete the foramina for the last sacral nerve[1]
There are up to three lateral sacrococcygeal ligaments on either side of the sacral hiatus.[2]
See also
- Anococcygeal raphé
- Coccydynia (coccyx pain, tailbone pain)
- Ganglion impar
Notes
References
- Morris, Craig E. (2005). Low Back Syndromes: Integrated Clinical Management. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-137472-8.
- Huijbregts, Peter A. (2001). "In: Current Concepts of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy". Lumbopelvic region: Anatomy and biomechanics (PDF). APTA.
- Masquelet, Alain C.; Christopher J. McCullough; Ian S. Fyfe; Raoul Tubiana (1993). An Atlas of Surgical Exposures of the Lower Extremity. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-85317-003-8. (An illustration of the posterior and lateral ligaments.)
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