Not to be confused with Superior costotransverse ligament or Lateral costotransverse ligament.
Costotransverse ligament
Details
From
rib
To
transverse process of a vertebra
Identifiers
Latin
ligamentum costotransversarium
TA98
A03.3.04.006
TA2
1725
FMA
12163
Anatomical terminology
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A costotransverse ligament is ligament of the costotransverse joint which attaches at (the posterior aspect of[1]) the neck of a rib, and at (the anterior aspect of[1]) the transverse process of[1][2] its corresponding[1] vertebra.[1][2] It extends posteriorly from the rib to the vertebra.[1]
It strengthens the costotransverse joint anteriorly.[2]
It is diminished or absent at the joints of ribs XI-XII.[1]
^ abcdefgStandring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 581. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ abcMoore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur F.; Agur, Anne M. R. (2018). Clinically Oriented Anatomy (8th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-4963-4721-3.
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