35 ligaments in Lower Back Clear × · alternate versions listed on each card
LigamentAnterior Longitudinal Ligamentligamentum longitudinale anteriusLower BackThe anterior longitudinal ligament is a broad, strong band running down the anterior vertebral column from…
LigamentAnterior Longitudinal Ligament (Lumbar)ligamentum longitudinale anterius (lumbale)Lower BackThe lumbar ALL is a broad, thick band firmly adherent to the anterior vertebral bodies and…Also:
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LigamentAnterior Sacrococcygeal Ligamentligamentum sacrococcygeum anteriusLower BackThe anterior sacrococcygeal ligament connects the anterior surfaces of the sacrum and coccyx, reinforcing the sacrococcygeal…
LigamentFlavum Ligament (Lumbar)ligamentum flavum lumbaleLower BackThe lumbar ligamentum flavum is the thickest and most clinically significant portion of the flavum, forming…
LigamentIliolumbar Inferior Bandpars inferior ligamenti iliolumbalisLower BackThe inferior band of the iliolumbar ligament runs from the anterior inferior transverse process of L5…
LigamentIliolumbar LigamentligamentumLower BackThe iliolumbar ligament connects the L5 (and L4) transverse processes to the iliac crest, acting as…Also:
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LigamentIliolumbar Superior Bandpars superior ligamenti iliolumbalisLower BackThe superior band of the iliolumbar ligament runs from the tip and anterior aspect of the…
LigamentInterspinous Ligamentligamentum interspinaleLower BackThe interspinous ligament fills the space between adjacent spinous processes, complementing the supraspinous ligament above and…
LigamentInterspinous Ligament at L5-S1ligamentum interspinale L5-S1Lower BackThe interspinous ligament at L5-S1 connects the spinous process of L5 to the sacral crest, occupying…
LigamentInterspinous Ligament Tendinous Bandfasciculus tendineus ligamenti interspinalisLower BackThe interspinous ligaments are thin sheets of fibrous tissue joining the lower border of one spinous…
LigamentIntertransverse LigamentsligamentumLower BackThe intertransverse ligaments connect adjacent transverse processes throughout the spine, limiting lateral flexion. They are thin…
LigamentLateral Sacrococcygeal Ligamentligamentum sacrococcygeum lateraleLower BackThe lateral sacrococcygeal ligaments connect the lateral processes of the sacrum to the transverse processes of…
LigamentLigamentum Flavumligamentum flavumLower BackThe ligamentum flavum connects adjacent vertebral laminae throughout the spinal column from C2 to S1, forming…
LigamentLigamentum Flavum (Lumbar): Detailligamentum flavum (lumbale)Lower BackThe lumbar ligamentum flavum is the thickest in the spine (3-5 mm normal), reflecting the highest…
LigamentLumbar Facet Capsular Ligamentsligamenta capsularia articulationum zygapophysialium lumborumLower BackThe lumbar facet capsular ligaments at each level from L1-L2 through L5-S1 restrain the coupled rotation-lateral…
LigamentLumbar Facet Joint Capsule Detailcapsula articularis facetae lumbalis detailLower BackThe fibrous capsule of each lumbar zygapophyseal (facet) joint, reinforced posterolaterally by the ligamentum flavum and…
LigamentLumbar Interspinous Ligaments (Detail)ligamenta interspinalia lumborumLower BackThe lumbar interspinous ligaments are thin membranes filling the space between adjacent lumbar spinous processes, broader…
LigamentLumbar Intertransverse Ligament Detailligamenta intertransversaria lumborum detailLower BackWell-developed membranous sheets connecting adjacent lumbar transverse processes, blending with the thoracolumbar fascia posteriorly and the…
LigamentLumbar Posterior Ligamentous Complexcomplexus ligamentosus posterior lumbalisLower BackThe lumbar posterior ligamentous complex (PLC) includes the supraspinous ligament, interspinous ligaments, ligamentum flavum, and lumbar…
LigamentLumbar Supraspinous Ligamentligamentum supraspinale lumborumLower BackThe lumbar supraspinous ligament connects the lumbar spinous process tips, forming the outermost posterior passive restraint.…
LigamentLumbosacral Ligamentligamentum lumbosacraleLower BackThe lumbosacral ligament is a strong fibrous band connecting the inferior transverse process of L5 to…
LigamentMamillo-Accessory Ligamentligamentum mamillo-accessoriumLower BackThe mamillo-accessory ligament is a fibrous band connecting the mamillary process to the accessory process of…
LigamentPosterior Longitudinal Ligamentligamentum longitudinale posteriusLower BackThe posterior longitudinal ligament runs the full length of the spinal canal on the posterior surface…
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