Sacrotuberous ligament
The sacrotuberous ligament is a ligament in the pelvic area . It runs from the lateral edge of the sacrum and the posterior superior iliac spine of the iliac bone to the ischial tuberosity ( tuber ischiadicum ). It skips the large ischial bone section ( incisura ischiadica major ) and forms the foramen ischiadicum majus .
The human sacrotuberous ligament has a triangular shape as a result of its broad attachment. In predators it is a rather rounded strand. In ungulates it is flat and is therefore called the “broad pelvic ligament ” ( ligamentum sacrotuberale latum ).
literature
- Wayne Vogl, Adam WM Mitchell: Anatomy for Students . Urban & Fischer Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-437-41231-8 , p. 398.
- Franz-Viktor Salomon: Bone Connections . In: F.-V. Salomon et al. (Ed.): Anatomy for veterinary medicine. Enke-Verlag, Stuttgart, 2nd ext. Edition 2008, ISBN 978-3-8304-1075-1 , pp. 110-147