Heart Disease and Heart Attack Forum - What Ligament Supports the Pelvis & Public Bone ?

question: i had my roundal ligament removed from my groin previous to all these problems as they thought it was provoking hernias, subesequently i had my son, 6 weeks premature due to rupture of membranes, and suffered chronically with pubis sysmphis since then diagnosed with eds. my question is ??? does the roundal ligament support the pelivs in any way or the pubic bone.

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on September 12th, 2007

Heart Disease and Heart Attack Answer A3252

The roundal ligament of the uterus does not support the pelvis’s stability. Rather, this ligament supports only the ante-version position of the uterus. Pelvic stability is supported by the pubic symphysis, sacro-iliacaeal joints and the ligaments between pelvic bone structures.

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