Lateral_sacrococcygeal_ligament

Lateral sacrococcygeal ligament

Lateral sacrococcygeal ligament

Pair of ligaments in the human torso

In the human body, the lateral sacrococcygeal ligament is 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]

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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

References

  1. [1]
    Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). p. 325. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.
  2. [2]
    Morris (2005), p 59
  3. [3]
    Huijbregts (2001), p 13

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