Lumbocostal ligament

Lumbocostal ligament
The four floating ribs (indicated with red arrows)
Details
Fromtwelfth rib
Tolumbar vertebrae
Identifiers
Latinligamentum lumbocostale
TA98A03.3.04.009
TA21728
FMA8960
Anatomical terminology

The lumbocostal ligament is a fibrous band that crosses from the twelfth rib to the tips of the transverse processes of the first and second lumbar vertebrae.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Iwanaga, Joe; Tubbs, R. Shane (2025). "The Lumbocostal Ligament". In Turgut, Mehmet; Tubbs, R. Shane; Turgut, Ahmet T.; Iwanaga, Joe; Guo, Fuyou (eds.). Ligaments of the Vertebral Column. Springer. p. 281. ISBN 978-3-032-09070-6.


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