Pair of ligaments in the human torso
| Lateral sacrococcygeal ligament |
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| Details |
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| From | Sacrum |
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| To | Coccyx |
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| Identifiers |
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| Latin | ligamentum sacrococcygeum laterale |
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| TA98 | A03.2.08.005 |
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| TA2 | 1692 |
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| FMA | 21503 |
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| Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] |
In the human body, the lateral sacrococcygeal ligament is a bilaterally paired ligament extending between the transverse process coccyx, and the inferolateral angle of the sacrum.[1] The ligament forms a foramen for[2][1] an anterior ramus[1] of the fifth sacral nerve (S5).[2][1] The ligament may become ossified.[1] There may be up to three lateral sacrococcygeal ligaments on either side of the sacral hiatus.[3]
Function
Together with the anterior, posterior, and intercornual sacrococcygeal ligaments, the lateral sacrococcygeal ligaments stabilize the sacrococcygeal symphysis (i.e. the joint between the sacrum and the coccyx).[2]
See also
- Anterior sacrococcygeal ligament
- Posterior sacrococcygeal ligaments
References
- ^ a b c d e Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). p. 325. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.
- ^ a b c Morris (2005), p 59
- ^ Huijbregts (2001), p 13
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- 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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