In the human body, the lateral sacrococcygeal ligament is 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]

Function

Together with the anterior, posterior, and intercornual sacrococcygeal ligaments, the lateral sacrococcygeal ligaments stabilize the sacrococcygeal symphysis (i.e. the joint between the sacrum and the coccyx). ^[2]

See also

• Anterior sacrococcygeal ligament
• Posterior sacrococcygeal ligaments

References

References

• Morris, Craig E. (2005). Low Back Syndromes: Integrated Clinical Management. McGraw-Hill. ISBN  0-07-137472-8.
• Huijbregts, Peter A. (2001). "In: Current Concepts of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy". Lumbopelvic region: Anatomy and biomechanics (PDF). APTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
• Masquelet, Alain C.; Christopher J. McCullough; Ian S. Fyfe; Raoul Tubiana (1993). An Atlas of Surgical Exposures of the Lower Extremity. Taylor & Francis. ISBN  1-85317-003-8. (An illustration of the posterior and lateral ligaments.)

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