Ischial spine

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Template:Infobox Bone Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]


Overview

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 atttachment to the Coccygeus, Levator ani, and the pelvic fascia
pointed extremity the sacrospinous ligament is attached.

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