Bone: Posterior superior iliac spine
Right hip bone. External surface. (Posterior superior spine labeled at center left.)
Surface anatomy of the back. (Posterior superior iliac spine not labeled, but region is visible to left of gluteus medius.)
Latin	spina iliaca posterior superior
Gray's	subject #57 234

The posterior border of the ala, shorter than the anterior, also presents two projections separated by a notch, the posterior superior iliac spine and the posterior inferior iliac spine. The posterior superior iliac spine serves for the attachment of the oblique portion of the posterior sacroiliac ligaments and the Multifidus.

[edit] External links

• SUNY Figs 01:01-14 - "Posterior view of the skeleton of the trunk."
• SUNY Labs 43:st-0213 - "The Female Pelvis - bones"
• Atlas of anatomy at UMich back_bone4 - "The Sacral and Coccygeal Vertebrae, Posterior View"
• pelvis at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
• Bioweb at UWLAX aplab

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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

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