Lateral sacrococcygeal ligament

Lateral sacrococcygeal ligament
Details
FromSacrum
ToCoccyx
Identifiers
Latinligamentum sacrococcygeum laterale
TA98A03.2.08.005
TA21692
FMA21503
Anatomical terminology

In the human body, the lateral sacrococcygeal ligament is a 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]

  1. ^ a b c d e Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). p. 325. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Morris-59 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Huijbregts (2001), p 13
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