Ischial spine

Ischial spine

Infobox Bone
Name = Ischial spine
Latin = s. ischialis
s. ischiadica
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Caption = Capsule of hip-joint (distended). Posterior aspect. (Spine of ischium labeled at upper left.)



Caption2 = Left hip-joint, opened by removing the floor of the acetabulum from within the pelvis. (Spine of ischium labeled at center left.)
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From the posterior border of the body of the Ischium there extends backward a thin and pointed triangular eminence, the ischial spine, more or less elongated in different subjects.

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External links

* - "The Female Perineum: Osteology"
* - "The Male Pelvis"
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