Posterior sacroiliac ligament

The posterior sacroiliac ligament is situated in a deep depression between the sacrum and ilium behind; it is strong and forms the chief bond of union between the bones.

Posterior sacroiliac ligament
Articulations of pelvis. Posterior view. (Short post. sacroiliac ligament labeled at upper left; long post. sacroiliac ligament labeled at center right.)
Details
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum sacroiliacum posterius
TA98	A03.6.03.004
TA2	1864
FMA	21468
Anatomical terminology

It consists of numerous fasciculi, which pass between the bones in various directions.

• The upper part (short posterior sacroiliac ligament) is nearly horizontal in direction, and pass from the first and second transverse tubercles on the back of the sacrum to the tuberosity of the ilium.
• The lower part (long posterior sacroiliac ligament) is oblique in direction; it is attached by one extremity to the third transverse tubercle of the back of the sacrum, and by the other to the posterior superior spine of the ilium.

See also

• Anterior sacroiliac ligament

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 307 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

• pelvis at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (pelvisposteriorligaments)