Lumbocostal ligament

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Lumbocostal ligament
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The four floating ribs (indicated with red arrows)
Details
From twelfth rib
To lumbar vertebrae
Identifiers
Latin ligamentum lumbocostale
TA98 A03.3.04.009
TA2 1728
FMA 8960
Anatomical terminology

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.