Pubofemoral ligament

Ligament: Pubofemoral ligament
Right hip-joint from the front. (Pubocapsular ligament visible at center right.)
Latin	ligamentum pubofemorale
Gray's	subject #93 335
From	pubis (obturator crest)
To	femur neck
Dorlands/Elsevier	l_09/12492887

The pubofemoral ligament (pubocapsular ligament) is a ligament on the inferior side of the hip joint.

This ligament is attached, above, to the obturator crest and the superior ramus of the pubis; below, it blends with the capsule and with the deep surface of the vertical band of the iliofemoral ligament.

External links

• lljoints at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (hipjointanterior)
• Anatomy at Dartmouth hip/hip%20ligaments/ligaments5

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