0 a Latin word meaning "ligament" (= a strong fibre that holds bones in place, especially around joints), used in medical names and descriptions
It is often joined by the ligamentum arteriosum (or patent ductus arteriosus) where it forms the descending aorta.
The ligamentum is divided and two vascular clamps are placed on the junction of the left arch with the descending aorta.
The structures that are compressing the nerves (usually ligamentum flavum and herniated disc) are then trimmed until the nerves are free from compression.
The ligamentum teres hepatis turns around the inferior marging of the liver to come out ventral in the falciform ligament.
The investing portion of the fascia is attached behind to the ligamentum nuch and to the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra.
It covers the inferior limit of the epidural space and is analogous to the ligamentum flavum found at other levels in the spine.
Classic examples of these mechanisms are a hepatic tear along the ligamentum teres and injuries to the renal arteries.
The blood supply to the femoral head and neck is enhanced by the artery of the ligamentum teres derived from the obturator artery.
