Iliac tuberosity

Bone: Iliac tuberosity
Right hip bone. External surface.
Right hip bone. Internal surface.
Latin	tuberositas iliaca
Gray's	subject #57 234

Behind the iliac fossa is a rough surface, divided into two portions, an anterior and a posterior. The posterior portion, known as the iliac tuberosity, is elevated and rough, for the attachment of the posterior sacroiliac ligaments and for the origins of the Sacrospinalis and Multifidus.

External links

• pelvis at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (pelvisposterior)

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.