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Transverse acetabular ligament

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Transverse acetabular ligament
Left hip-joint, opened by removing the floor of the acetabulum from within the pelvis. (Trans. ligament labeled at center.)
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Identifiers
Latinligamentum transversum acetabuli
TA98A03.6.07.009
TA21881
FMA43518
Anatomical terminology

The Transverse Acetabular Ligament (transverse ligament) is in reality a portion of the acetabular labrum, though differing from it in having no cartilage cells among its fibers.

It consists of strong, flattened fibers, which cross the acetabular notch, and convert it into a foramen through which the nutrient vessels enter the joint.

Prevents inferior displacement of head of femur.

Additional Images

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

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 336 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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