Transverse acetabular ligament

Transverse acetabular ligament
Left hip-joint, opened by removing the floor of the acetabulum from within the pelvis. (Trans. ligament labeled at center.)
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Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum transversum acetabuli
Dorlands /Elsevier	l_09/12493410
TA	A03.6.07.009
FMA	43518
Anatomical terminology []

The Transverse Acetabular Ligament (transverse ligament) is in reality a portion of the acetabular labrum, though differing from it in having no cartilage cells among its fibers.

It consists of strong, flattened fibers, which cross the acetabular notch, and convert it into a through which the nutrient vessels enter the joint.

Prevents inferior displacement of head of femur.

Hip joint. Lateral view. Transverse acetabular ligament

Hip joint. Lateral view. Transverse acetabular ligament

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)