Anatom3DSupraspinous ligament
Ligamentum supraspinale · Nadtrnový vaz
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A strong cord running along the tips of the spinous processes from C7 down to the sacrum; above C7 it merges with the nuchal ligament.
What it does
Resists forward bending of the spine.
Keeping it well
Strained by heavy lifting in a stooped posture. Surgeons split or preserve it in back operations.
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