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Transverse acetabular ligament

Transverse acetabular ligament

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The transverse acetabular ligament (transverse ligament[1] or Tunstall's ligament[citation needed]) bridges the acetabular notch, creating the a foramen (through which blood vessels and nerves pass into the joint cavity).[2] The ligament is one of the sites of attachment of the ligament of head of femur.[1][3]: 789 

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Some sources consider the transverse acetabular ligament as the part of the acetabular labrum over the acetabular notch,[1][4][3]: 786  while another states that the labrum attaches onto the ligament.[2]

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  • Hip joint. Lateral view. Transverse acetabular ligament
  • Hip joint. Lateral view. Transverse acetabular ligament

References

  1. [1]
    Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). p. 127. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.
  2. [2]
    Palastanga, Nigel; Soames, Roger (2012). Anatomy and Human Movement: Structure and Function. Physiotherapy Essentials (6th ed.). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-7020-3553-1.
  3. [3]
    Moore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur F.; Agur, Anne M. R. (2018). Clinically Oriented Anatomy (8th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. ISBN 978-1-4963-4721-3.
  4. [4]
    "ligamentum transversum acetabuli". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-08-04.


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