Superior costotransverse ligament

Superior costotransverse ligament

Infobox Ligament
Name = Superior costotransverse ligament
Latin = ligamentum costotransversarium superius
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From = rib
To = transverse process of a vertebra
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DorlandsPre = l_09
DorlandsSuf = 12492053

A Superior costotransverse ligament is a strong fibrous band that arises from the neck of a rib to the transverse process of the vertebra above. It may be divided into a larger anterior portion and a smaller posterior portion. It is absent for the first rib.


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