Pubofemoral ligament

Pubofemoral ligament
Pubofemoral ligament
	Right hip-joint from the front. (Pubocapsular ligament visible at center right.)
Details
From	pubis (obturator crest)
To	femur neck
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum pubofemorale
TA98	A03.6.07.007
TA2	1879
FMA	43024
	Anatomical terminology [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. This ligament prevents hyper-abduction of the hip joint.

References[]

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 335 of 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

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