"The pectineal ligament attaches medially to the pubic tubercle, where it meets the inguinal ligament and the lacunar ligament. It runs laterally along the pecten pubis, and slowly thins out along this course. It forms the posterior border of the femoral canal 2."
"History and etymology "
"It was first described by Sir Astley Paston Cooper (1768-1841) an English surgeon and anatomist, in 1804 3."
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"History and etymology "