Lateral sacrococcygeal ligament

Lateral sacrococcygeal ligament
Lateral sacrococcygeal ligament
Details
From	Sacrum
To	Coccyx
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum sacrococcygeum laterale
TA98	A03.2.08.005
TA2	1692
FMA	21503
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

In the human body, the lateral sacrococcygeal ligament is a bilaterally paired ligament extending between the transverse process coccyx, and the inferolateral angle of the sacrum.^[1] The ligament forms a foramen for^[2]^[1] an anterior ramus^[1] of the fifth sacral nerve (S5).^[2]^[1] The ligament may become ossified.^[1] There may be up to three lateral sacrococcygeal ligaments on either side of the sacral hiatus.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). p. 325. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Morris-59 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Huijbregts (2001), p 13

[:022-1] Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). p. 325. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.

[Morris-59-2] Cite error: The named reference Morris-59 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Huijbregts-13-3] Huijbregts (2001), p 13

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