pubofemoral ligament

{{Short description|Ligament of the hip}}

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| Name = Pubofemoral ligament

| Latin = ligamentum pubofemorale

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| Caption = Right hip-joint from the front. (Pubocapsular ligament visible at center right.)

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The pubofemoral ligament (or pubocapsular ligament{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}) is a ligament which reinforces the inferior and anterior portions of the joint capsule of the hip joint. The ligament attaches superiorly at the superior ramus of pubis, and the iliopubic eminence; it attaches inferiorly at the inferior portion of the intertrochanteric line (here blending with the inferior band of iliofemoral ligament). The psoas bursa intervenes between the ligament and joint capsule.{{Cite book |last=Palastanga |first=Nigel |title=Anatomy and Human Movement: Structure and Function |last2=Soames |first2=Roger |date= |publisher=Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-7020-3553-1 |edition=6th |series=Physiotherapy Essentials |location=Edinburgh |pages=290}}

The ligament resists hyper-abduction of the hip joint.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}