Transverse acetabular ligament
Transverse acetabular ligament | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | ligamentum transversum acetabuli |
TA98 | A03.6.07.009 |
TA2 | 1881 |
FMA | 43518 |
Anatomical terminology |
The transverse acetabular ligament (transverse ligament or Tunstall’s ligament[citation needed]) bridges the acetabular notch, creating the a foramen (through which blood vessels and nerves pass into the joint cavity). The ligament is one of the sites of attachment of the ligament of head of femur.: 789
Some sources consider the transverse acetabular ligament as the part of the acetabular labrum over the acetabular notch,: 786 while another states that the labrum attaches onto the ligament.
Additional Images
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Hip joint. Lateral view. Transverse acetabular ligament
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Hip joint. Lateral view. Transverse acetabular ligament