Anatom3DPubofemoral ligament
Ligamentum pubofemorale · Stydko-stehenní vaz
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A band at the front and lower side of the hip, from the pubic part of the socket rim to the femoral neck.
What it does
Stops the thigh swinging too far outward and over-straightening.
Keeping it well
Rarely injured alone; relevant in developmental hip dysplasia and hip surgery approaches.
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