Iliofemoral ligament
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The iliofemoral ligament is a thick and very tough triangular capsular ligament of the hip joint situated anterior to this joint. It attaches superiorly at the inferior portion of the anterior inferior iliac spine and adjacent portion of the margin of the acetabulum; it attaches inferiorly at the intertrochanteric line.[1]
Iliofemoral | |
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Details | |
From | ilium (anterior inferior iliac spine) |
To | femur (intertrochanteric line) |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ligamentum iliofemorale |
TA98 | A03.6.07.003 |
TA2 | 1875 |
FMA | 42993 |
Anatomical terminology |
It is also referred to as the Y-ligament (see below). the ligament of Bigelow, the ligament of Bertin and any combinations of these names.
With a force strength exceeding 350 kg (772 lbs),[2] the iliofemoral ligament is not only stronger than the two other ligaments of the hip joint, the ischiofemoral and the pubofemoral, but also the strongest ligament in the human body and as such is an important constraint to the hip joint.[3]