0 relating to the pectineal line (= a bony ridge on the thigh bone and pubic bone): --
the pectineal muscle
Medial to the vessels the iliac fascia is attached to the pectineal line behind the inguinal aponeurotic falx, where it is again continuous with the transversalis fascia.
Repair is either performed by suturing the inguinal ligament to the pectineal ligament using strong non-absorbable sutures or by placing a mesh plug in the femoral ring.
In combination with the pectineal line, it comprises the iliopectineal line.
In the remaining cases, it is either inserted into the upper part of the pectineal line or the posterior part of the lesser trochanter.
Lying across it are fibers of the pectineal ligament and the proximal origin of the pectineus muscle.
It can be defined as a compound structure of the arcuate line (from the ilium) and pectineal line (from the pubis).
