Obturator crest

Obturator crest
Obturator crest
	The obturator membrane.
	Right hip bone. External surface.
Details
Identifiers
Latin	crista obturatoria
TA98	A02.5.01.309
TA2	1354
FMA	16976
	Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata]

The anterior border of the superior pubic ramus presents a sharp margin, the obturator crest, which forms part of the circumference of the obturator foramen superiorly and affords attachment to the obturator membrane.

The obturator crest extends from the pubic tubercle to the acetabular notch.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Obturator crest - eAnatomy". IMAIOS. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
^ Batta, Nafisa Shakir. "Pubis | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org". Radiopaedia. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
^ Singh, Vishram (2020). Textbook of Anatomy: Abdomen and Lower Limb. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 301.

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[1] "Obturator crest - eAnatomy". IMAIOS. Retrieved 2022-03-27.

[2] Batta, Nafisa Shakir. "Pubis | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org". Radiopaedia. Retrieved 2022-03-27.

[3] Singh, Vishram (2020). Textbook of Anatomy: Abdomen and Lower Limb. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 301.

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