Pectineal ligament

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Pectineal ligament
The inguinal and lacunar ligaments.
Latin	ligamentum pectineum
Dorlands/Elsevier	l_09/12492781

The pectineal ligament (also known as the inguinal ligament of Cooper^[1], after Astley Cooper) is an extension of the lacunar ligament that runs on the pectineal line of the pubic bone.

It should not be confused with Cooper's ligaments.

[edit] See also

• Inguinal ligament
• Lacunar ligament
• Inguinal canal

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Pectineal+ligament at eMedicine Dictionary
• http://anatomy.uams.edu/AnatomyHTML/joints_abdomen.html

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