Bassett Collection Large Image - Lane Medical Library, Stanford University Medical Center

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Ligaments and joints of lumbosacral spine and pelvic girdle

Ligaments of pelvic girdle, posterior view

Muscles, blood vessels and nerves have been removed from this specimen of a young adult male.

1 .	Supraspinous ligament
2 .	Inferior articular process vertebra L. V
3 .	Joint capsule
4 .	Iliac crest
5 .	Posterior superior iliac spine
6 .	Median sacral crest
7 .	Greater sciatic foramen
8 .	Sacrotuberous ligament
9 .	Sacrospinous ligament (at attachment to ischial spine)
10 .	Lesser sciatic foramen
11 .	Ischial tuberosity
12 .	Transverse process of vertebra L. IV
13 .	Transverse process of vertebra L. V
14 .	Iliolumbar ligament
15 .	Wing (ala) of ilium
16 .	Dorsal sacroiliac ligament
17 .	Body ilium
18 .	Joint capsule coxae
19 .	Sacral comu (horn)
20 .	Dorsal superficial sacrococcygeal ligament
21 .	Coccyx
22 .	Lateral sacrococcygeal ligament