In****** the human body, the lateral sacrococcygeal ligament is a bilaterally paired ligament extending between the transverse process coccyx, and the inferolateral angle of the sacrum. ************ The ligament forms a foramen for ************ ************ an anterior ramus ************ of the fifth sacral nerve ******(S5). **** ******** The ligament may become ossified. ******** There may be up to three lateral sacrococcygeal ligaments on either side of the sacral ****hiatus.

Function

Together with the anterior, posterior, and intercornual sacrococcygeal ligaments, the lateral sacrococcygeal ligaments stabilize the sacrococcygeal symphysis (i.e. the joint between the sacrum and the coccyx).