Anatom3DTransverse part of iliofemoral ligament
Pars transversa ligamenti iliofemoralis · Příčná část kyčelně-stehenního vazu
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
The outer limb of the Y-shaped ligament at the front of the hip, running more sideways to the upper end of the intertrochanteric line.
What it does
Limits outward rotation and over-straightening of the hip.
Keeping it well
Opened or released in some hip operations; its tightness adds to stiffness in arthritis.
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