| Ligament: Anterior sacrococcygeal ligament | ||
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| Articulations of pelvis. Anterior view. (Anterior sacrococcygeal lig. visible at bottom left.) | ||
| Latin | ligamentum sacrococcygeum anterius | |
| Gray's | subject #80 309 | |
| From | Sacrum | |
| To | Coccyx | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12492953 | |
The anterior sacrococcygeal ligament or ventral 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.[1]
This short[2] ligament forms the continuation of the anterior longitudinal ligament and stretches over the sacrococcygeal symphysis.[3][4][5]
See also
- Posterior sacrococcygeal ligament
- Coccydynia (coccyx pain, tailbone pain)
- Ganglion impar
Notes
References
- Morris, Craig E. (2005). Low Back Syndromes: Integrated Clinical Management. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071374728. http://books.google.se/books?id=EwKCu-Fti0YC&pg=PA59.
- "ventral sacrococcygeal ligament". On-line Medical Dictionary. 2000-03-05. http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?ventral+sacrococcygeal+ligament. Retrieved on 2008-10-14.
- Jinkins, J. Randy (2000). Atlas of Neuroradiologic Embryology, Anatomy, and Variants. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 0781716527. http://books.google.se/books?id=F_qOsMbnjjAC&pg=PA538.
- Ebrall, Phillip S.; Sportelli, Louis; Donato, Phillip R. (2004). "Ligaments about the sacral apex". Assessment of the Spine. Elsevier Health Sciences. ISBN 0443072280. http://books.google.se/books?id=zfYdCZtcb1AC&pg=PA243.
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