Anatom3DIschiofemoral ligament
Ligamentum ischiofemorale · Sedací-stehenní vaz
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A spiral band at the back of the hip joint, from the ischium behind the socket to the top of the femoral neck.
What it does
Limits inward rotation and over-straightening of the hip.
Keeping it well
Thin compared with the front ligaments, so most hip dislocations go backward.
Related conditions
- Avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis)
- Bone metastases and spinal cord compression
- Developmental dysplasia of the hip
- Gout
- Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
- Lyme disease
- Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Perthes disease
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Septic arthritis
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder