Pubofemoral ligament

Pubofemoral ligament
Right hip-joint from the front. (Pubocapsular ligament visible at center right.)
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Identifiers
Latinligamentum pubofemorale
TA98A03.6.07.007
TA21879
FMA43024
Anatomical terminology

The pubofemoral ligament (or pubocapsular ligament) is a ligament which reinforces the inferior and anterior portions of the joint capsule of the hip joint. The ligament attaches superiorly at the superior ramus of pubis, and the iliopubic eminence; it attaches inferiorly at the inferior portion of the intertrochanteric line (here blending with the inferior band of iliofemoral ligament). The psoas bursa intervenes between the ligament and joint capsule.[1]

The ligament resists hyper-abduction of the hip joint.

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 335 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ^ 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.


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