| Ligament: Posterior sacrococcygeal ligament | ||
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| Articulations of pelvis. Posterior view. (Superficial posterior sacrococcygeal ligament labeled at bottom left.) | ||
| Latin | ligamentum sacrococcygeum posterius/dorsale [profundum/superficiale] | |
| Gray's | subject #80 309 | |
| From | Sacrum | |
| To | Coccyx | |
The posterior sacrococcygeal ligament or dorsal sacrococcygeal ligament[1] is a ligament which stretches from the sacrum to the coccyx and thus dorsally across the sacrococcygeal symphysis shared by these two bones.
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This ligament is divisible in two parts: A short deep part which unites the two bones, and a larger superficial portion which completes the lower back part of the sacral canal. On either side, two lateral sacrococcygeal ligaments run between the transverse processes of the coccyx and the inferior lateral angle of the sacrum.[2]
It is in relation, behind, with the Glutæus maximus.
Deep part
The deep dorsal sacrocyccygeal ligament is a continuation of the posterior longitudinal ligament[1]. A flat band arising inside the sacral canal, posteriorly at the orifice of the fifth sacral segment, it descends to the dorsal surface of the coccyx under its longer fellow described below.[3]
Superficial part
The superficial dorsal sacrococcygeal ligament originates on the free margin of the sacral hiatus to attach on the dorsal surface of the coccyx. It closes the posterior aspect of the most distal part of the sacral canal and corresponds to the ligamenta flava.[3]
See also
- Anterior 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.
- "deep dorsal sacrococcygeal ligament". On-line Medical Dictionary. 2000-03-05. http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?deep+posterior+sacrococcygeal+ligament. Retrieved on 2008-10-13.
- Sinnatamby, Chummy S.; Last, Raymond Jack (2006). Last's Anatomy: Regional and Applied. Elsevier Health Sciences. ISBN 0443100330. http://books.google.se/books?id=EZRdj4LeVooC&pg=PA335.
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated.
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