Posterior inferior iliac spine
- Posterior inferior iliac spine
Infobox Bone
Name = Posterior inferior iliac spine
Latin = spina iliaca posterior inferior
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Caption = Right hip bone. External surface. (Posterior inferior spine labeled at center left.)
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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 inferior iliac spine corresponds with the posterior extremity of the auricular surface.
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