Lumbocostal ligament

Lumbocostal ligament

Infobox Ligament
Name = Lumbocostal ligament
Latin = ligamentum lumbocostale
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From = twelfth rib
To = lumbar vertebrae
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DorlandsPre = l_09
DorlandsSuf = 12492535

The Lumbocostal ligament is a fibrous band that crosses from the twelfth rib to the tips of the transverse processes of the first and second lumbar vertebrae.


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