Descending part of iliofemoral ligament
Pars descendens ligamenti iliofemoralis
- Related terms: Descending part; Iliofemoral ligament: Descending part
Definition
The iliofemoral ligament divides into two bands:
- one of which passes downward and is fixed to the lower part of the intertrochanteric line: the descending part.
- the other is directed downward and lateralward and is attached to the upper part of the same line: the transverse part.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
