Intertransverse ligaments

Looks like

Thin bands joining the side processes (transverse processes) of neighbouring vertebrae, best formed in the lower back.

What it does

Limit bending to the opposite side.

Keeping it well

Little clinical importance on their own; a landmark in spinal surgery.

Related conditions

• Axial spondyloarthritis
• Bone metastases and spinal cord compression
• Gout
• Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
• Lyme disease
• Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
• Osteoarthritis
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Scoliosis
• Spina bifida & neural tube defects
• Spinal cord injury
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Temporomandibular joint disorder