Iliolumbar ligament
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- Ilio-lumbar ligament
- Iliolumbar ligaments
The iliolumbar ligament is a strong band of connective tissue which courses from the transverse process of L5 (in over 96% of cases) to the posterior iliac wing and crest of the ilium. It functions to maintain the alignment of L5 on the sacrum during various movements 1,2.
It is an important landmark in the correct labelling of vertebral levels in patients with lumbosacral transitional vertebrae (LSTV) 4.
Related pathology
ossification of iliolumbar ligaments: can be associated with seronegative spondyloarthropathies and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)
References
- 1. Carrino JA, Campbell PD, Lin DC et-al. Effect of Spinal Segment Variants on Numbering Vertebral Levels at Lumbar MR Imaging. Radiology. 2011;259 (1): 196-202. doi:10.1148/radiol.11081511 - Pubmed citation
- 2. Bogduk N. Clinical and Radiological Anatomy of the Lumbar Spine. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN:B0087HYY4Q. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 3. Functional anatomy of the spine. Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN:0750627174. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 4. Konin GP, Walz DM. Lumbosacral transitional vertebrae: classification, imaging findings, and clinical relevance. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2010;31 (10): 1778-86. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol (full text) - doi:10.3174/ajnr.A2036 - Pubmed citation
- 5. Lapadula G, Covelli M, Numo R, Pipitone V. Iliolumbar ligament ossification as a radiologic feature of reactive arthritis. (1991) The Journal of rheumatology. 18 (11): 1760-2. Pubmed
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