Pubofemoral ligament

Pubofemoral ligament
Right hip-joint from the front. (Pubocapsular ligament visible at center right.)
Details
Latin	ligamentum pubofemorale
From	pubis (obturator crest)
To	femur neck
Identifiers
Dorlands /Elsevier	l_09/12492887
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Anatomical terminology [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

The pubofemoral ligament (pubocapsular ligament) is a ligament on the inferior side of the hip joint.

This ligament is attached, above, to the obturator crest and the superior ramus of the pubis; below, it blends with the capsule and with the deep surface of the vertical band of the iliofemoral ligament.

References

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

External links

• lljoints at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (hipjointanterior)
• hip/hip%20ligaments/ligaments5 at the Dartmouth Medical School's Department of Anatomy