Lateral sacrococcygeal ligament
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.
| Lateral sacrococcygeal ligament | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| From | Sacrum |
| To | Coccyx |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Ligamentum sacrococcygeum laterale |
| TA98 | A03.2.08.005 |
| TA2 | 1692 |
| FMA | 21503 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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
- 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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