Pectineal ligament: Difference between revisions

Pectineal ligament
Pectineal ligament
	The inguinal and lacunar ligaments.
Details
From	lacunar ligament
To	pectineal line
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum pectineum
TA98	A04.5.01.011
TA2	2367
FMA	20188
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

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The pectineal ligament (incorrectly known as the inguinal ligament of Cooper^[1], after Astley Cooper) is an extension of the lacunar ligament that runs on the pectineal line of the pubic bone.

It was characterized by Cooper in 1804.^[2]^[3]

^ synd/911 at Who Named It?
^ Faure JP, Hauet T, Scepi M, Chansigaud JP, Kamina P, Richer JP (2001). "The pectineal ligament: anatomical study and surgical applications". Surg Radiol Anat. 23 (4): 237–42. PMID 11694967.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Cooper, A. The Anatomy and Surgical Treatment of Internal and Congenital Hernia." London. 1804

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 The '''pectineal ligament''' (incorrectly known as the '''inguinal ligament of Cooper'''<ref>{{WhoNamedIt|synd|911}}</ref>, after [[Astley Cooper]]) is an extension of the [[lacunar ligament]] that runs on the [[Pectineal line (pubis)|pectineal line]] of the [[pubic bone]].