Pubic symphysis
Symphysis pubica
Definition
The pubic symphysis, articulation between the pubic bones, is an amphiarthrodial joint, formed between the two oval articular surfaces of the bones. The ligaments of this articulation are:
- Interpubic disc; Interpubic fibrocartilage
- Superior pubic ligament
- Inferior pubic ligament
- (Anterior and posterior pubic ligament
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/).
