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The specimens were photographed before the extraction and measured alongside their anterior margin. Next, they were preserved in formaldehyde, stripped of other soft tissues and then examined, photographed and described.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The mean length of the ligaments was 31.7\u00a0mm. 44 specimens were described as single-banded, 13 as double-banded and 3 as other. In 24 cases costal process of L<jats:sub>V<\/jats:sub> has been fixed to the iliac plate by short ligamentous bands. In 38 cases there was a thick fibrous membrane connected to the ligament. No legitimate insertions on L<jats:sub>IV<\/jats:sub> vertebra were observed.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Typical iliolumbar ligament consists of a single ligamentous band. Most common variability of the ligament consist of two bands. In approximately 40% of cases the costal process of L<jats:sub>V<\/jats:sub> can be additionally stabilized to the iliac plate by short, strong ligamentous bands. In 63% of cases a connection between the iliolumbar ligament and a fibrous membrane placed in the frontal plane, superiorly to the ligament, has been observed. 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