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Posterior sacroiliac ligament

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Dorlands /Elsevier
  
l_09/12493031

FMA
  
21468

TA
  
A03.6.03.004

Posterior sacroiliac ligament

Latin
  
ligamentum sacroiliacum posterius

The posterior sacroiliac ligament is situated in a deep depression between the sacrum and ilium behind; it is strong and forms the chief bond of union between the bones.

It consists of numerous fasciculi, which pass between the bones in various directions.

  • The upper part (short posterior sacroiliac ligament) is nearly horizontal in direction, and pass from the first and second transverse tubercles on the back of the sacrum to the tuberosity of the ilium.
  • The lower part (long posterior sacroiliac ligament) is oblique in direction; it is attached by one extremity to the third transverse tubercle of the back of the sacrum, and by the other to the posterior superior spine of the ilium.

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