Lateral costotransverse ligament
- Lateral costotransverse ligament
Infobox Ligament
Name = Lateral costotransverse ligament
Latin = ligamentum costotransversarium laterale
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From = transverse process of vertebra
To = rib
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DorlandsPre = l_09
DorlandsSuf = 12492045
The Lateral costotransverse ligament is a fibrous band that crosses transversely from the posterior surface of the tip of a transverse process of a vertebra to the non-articular part of the tubercle of the corresponding rib.
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