Ischial spine
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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]
Additional images
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Sciatic notches.png
Right hip bone, external surface, showing the greater and lesser sciatic notches, separated by the ischial spine.
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Articulations of pelvis. Anterior view.
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PELVIS. ANTERIOR VIEW.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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- Anatomy photo:41:os-0105 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The Female Perineum: Osteology"
- Anatomy photo:44:st-0724 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The Male Pelvis"
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