Dorlands
/Elsevier s_18/12749322 FMA 17028 | TA A02.5.01.205 | |
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Latin Spina ischiadicaSpina ischiacaSpina ischialis | ||
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.
Clinical Significance
It can serve as a landmark in pudendal anesthesia.
References
Ischial spine Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA