Joints & ligaments
Sacrospinous ligament
Ligamentum sacrospinale
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Regions
- Trunk, Abdomen, Lower limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Fibrous joints of pelvic girdle
DescriptionUnreviewed
The sacrospinous ligament (small or anterior sacrosciatic ligament) is a thin, triangular ligament in the human pelvis.
The base of the ligament is attached to the outer edge of the sacrum and coccyx, and the tip of the ligament attaches to the spine of the ischium, a bony protuberance on the human pelvis.
Its fibres are intermingled with the sacrotuberous ligament.
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Names
- Latin
- Ligamentum sacrospinale
- English
- Sacrospinous ligament
- French
- Ligament sacro-épineux
- Spanish
- Ligamento sacroespinoso
- Portuguese
- Ligamento sacro-espinhoso