Ischial spine

Ischial spine

Capsule of hip-joint (distended). Posterior aspect. (Spine of ischium labeled at upper left.)

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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Identifiers
Latin Spina ischiadica
Spina ischiaca
Spina ischialis
Dorlands
/Elsevier
s_18/12749322
TA A02.5.01.205
FMA 17028

Anatomical terms of bone

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.

Surfaces

external surface gives attachment to the Gemellus superior
internal surface gives attachment to the Coccygeus, Levator ani, and the pelvic fascia
pointed extremity the sacrospinous ligament is attached.

Clinical Significance

It can serve as a landmark in pudendal anesthesia.[1]

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References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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