Superior costotransverse ligament

A superior costotransverse ligament is a ligament of the costotransverse joint that attaches onto the crest of the neck of a rib, and onto the transverse process of the vertebra superior to the rib.^[1][2]

Superior costotransverse ligament
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Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum costotransversarium superius
TA98	A03.3.04.007
TA2	1726
FMA	8958 8958, 8958
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The ligament may be subdivided into a strong anterior costotransverse ligament, and a weak posterior costotransverse ligament.^[1]

The ligament is absent in the first rib.^[2]

Structure

The superior costotransverse ligament is a strong,^{[3][better source needed]} broad fibrous band.^[1]

It comprises two layers:^[2]

• The anterior layer attaches at the crest of the neck of rib, and at the inferior aspect of the transverse process of the above vertebra.^[2] It extends obliquely superolaterally from the rib to the vertebra.^{[3][better source needed]} The intercostal nerve and vessels pass across the anterior layer.^[2]
• The posterior layer attaches at the posterior aspect of the neck of rib, and (the inferior border of^{[3][better source needed]}) the transverse process of the above vertebra. It extends superomedially from the rib to the vertebra. It blends laterally with the external intercostal muscle.^[2]

References

1. Moore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur F.; Agur, Anne M. R. (2018). Clinically Oriented Anatomy (8th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-4963-4721-3.
2. Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 581. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
3. Ibrahim AF, Darwish HH, The costotransverse ligaments in human: a detailed anatomical study, Clin Anat. 2005 Jul;18(5):340-5