The pubofemoral ligament (pubocapsular ligament) is a ligament on the inferior side of the
hip
In vertebrate anatomy, hip (or "coxa"Latin ''coxa'' was used by Celsus in the sense "hip", but by Pliny the Elder in the sense "hip bone" (Diab, p 77) in medical terminology) refers to either an anatomical region or a joint.
The hip region is ...
joint.
This ligament is attached, above, to the
obturator crest
The anterior border of the superior pubic ramus presents a sharp margin, the obturator crest, which forms part of the circumference of the obturator foramen superiorly and affords attachment to the obturator membrane.
The obturator crest extends f ...
and the
superior ramus of the
pubis; below, it blends with the capsule and with the deep surface of the vertical band of the
iliofemoral ligament. This ligament prevents hyper-abduction of the hip joint.
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Dartmouth Medical School's Department of Anatomy
Ligaments of the lower limb
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