Right hip-joint from the front. (Iliofemoral ligament visible at center.)
Structures surrounding right hip-joint. (Iliofemoral ligament labeled at upper left.)
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
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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]
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]
^Palastanga, Nigel; Soames, Roger (2012). Anatomy and Human Movement: Structure and Function. Physiotherapy Essentials (6th ed.). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-7020-3553-1.
^Platzer, Werner (2004). Color Atlas of Human Anatomy, Vol 1: Locomotor system (5th ed.). Thieme. p. 198. ISBN 3-13-533305-1.
^Thieme Atlas of Anatomy. Thieme. 2006. p. 380. ISBN 3131420812.
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