Well-developed membranous sheets connecting adjacent lumbar transverse processes, blending with the thoracolumbar fascia posteriorly and the quadratus lumborum anteriorly.
Limit lateral lumbar flexion and provide lateral column stability at the lumbar level.
Lumbar intertransverse ligaments are routinely divided in the Wiltse lateral paraspinal approach to the lumbar spine, providing access through the natural plane between the multifidus and longissimus. They are also divided in intertransverse fusion procedures.
The intertransverse space between the lumbar transverse processes is packed with bone graft after intertransverse ligament division for posterolateral lumbar fusion.
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