Ischiofemoral ligament

Ischiofemoral ligament
Ischiofemoral ligament
	The hip-joint from behind.
Details
From	ischium
To	femur
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum ischiofemorale
TA98	A03.6.07.006
TA2	1878
FMA	43027
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The ischiofemoral ligament, (ischiocapsular ligament, ischiocapsular band) consists of a triangular band of strong fibers on the posterior side of the hip joint. Its fibers span from the ischium at a point below and behind the acetabulum to blend with the circular fibers at the posterior end of the joint capsule and attach at the intertrochanteric line of the femur.

Studies of human cadavers found that this ligament limits internal rotation of the hip, regardless of whether the hip is flexed, extended, or in neutral position.^[1]

References[]

^ "What is the Ischiofemoral Ligament? (With pictures)".

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 335 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links[]

Anatomy figure: 17:02-06 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
lljoints at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (hipjointposterior)
hip/hip%20ligaments/ligaments4 at the Dartmouth Medical School's Department of Anatomy

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[1] "What is the Ischiofemoral Ligament? (With pictures)".

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