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Ligaments are thickened tissues that connect bones (to other bones) in the human body. The hip joint, also known as the acetabulofemoral joint, is the place where the femur bone of the leg
connects with the pelvis. It may be compared to a ball-and-socket joint that permits a wide range of motions. This joint has five ligaments. The ISCHIOFEMORAL LIGAMENT is a band of very
strong fibers that connect the pelvis and the femur. The specific bone it is attached to is the ischium, which is located in the lower and posterior portion of the hipbone. Its name is
derived from a Greek word, ischion, which means hip. Femoral, which comes from the Latin word_ femur_, translates as thigh. So its name suggests the connection between the hip and the thigh.
The capsule of the hip joint has two layers of fibrous ligaments around it. One layer is longitudinal in orientation; the other is circular. The ischiofemoral ligament blends with the
fibers of the circular ligaments and attaches at the intertrochanteric line of the femur.
