Pectineal ligament

Ligament: Pectineal ligament
The inguinal and lacunar ligaments.
Latin	ligamentum pectineum
From	lacunar ligament
To	pectineal line

The pectineal ligament (sometimes 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] The structure is strong and holds suture well, facilitating reconstruction of the floor of the inguinal canal. This variant of non-prosthetic inguinal hernia repair, first used by Lotheissen in Austria ^[4], now bears his name.

See also

• Inguinal ligament
• Lacunar ligament
• Inguinal canal

References

1. ^ synd/911 at Who Named It?
2. ^ 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. doi:10.1007/s00276-001-0237-1. PMID 11694967. http://www.springerlink.com/content/u0rt14667m10353k/. 
3. ^ Cooper, A. The Anatomy and Surgical Treatment of Internal and Congenital Hernia." London. 1804
4. ^ http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/420354_3

External links

• Pectineal+ligament at eMedicine Dictionary
• http://anatomy.uams.edu/AnatomyHTML/joints_abdomen.html