Anterior sacrococcygeal ligament

The anterior sacrococcygeal ligament or ventral sacrococcygeal ligament consists of a few irregular fibers, which descend from the anterior surface of the sacrum to the front of the coccyx, blending with the periosteum.[1]

Anterior sacrococcygeal ligament
Articulations of pelvis. Anterior view. (Anterior sacrococcygeal lig. visible at bottom left.)
Details
From	Sacrum
To	Coccyx
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum sacrococcygeum anterius
TA	A03.2.08.004
FMA	76850
Anatomical terminology

This short[2] ligament forms the continuation of the anterior longitudinal ligament and stretches over the sacrococcygeal symphysis.[3][4][5]

See also

• Posterior sacrococcygeal ligament
• Coccydynia (coccyx pain, tailbone pain)
• Ganglion impar

Notes

1. Morris (2005), p 59
2. Sinnatamby (2006), p 336
3. OMD: Definition
4. Jinkins (2000), p 538
5. Ebrall (2004), 243

References

• Morris, Craig E. (2005). Low Back Syndromes: Integrated Clinical Management. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-137472-8.
• "ventral sacrococcygeal ligament". On-line Medical Dictionary. 2000-03-05. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
• Jinkins, J. Randy (2000). Atlas of Neuroradiologic Embryology, Anatomy, and Variants. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 0-7817-1652-7.
• Ebrall, Phillip S.; Sportelli, Louis; Donato, Phillip R. (2004). "Ligaments about the sacral apex". Assessment of the Spine. Elsevier Health Sciences. ISBN 0-443-07228-0.