lateral arcuate ligament (lateral lumbocostal arch)

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Introduction

A thickening of the fascia of the quadratus lumborum muscle between the transverse process of the 1st lumbar vertebra & the 12th rib on either side. A portion of the diaphragm arises from it.

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999