- Lesser sciatic notch
Infobox Bone
Name = Lesser sciatic notch
Latin = incisura ischiadica minor
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Caption = Righthip bone , external surface, showinggreater sciatic notch and lesser sciatic notch, separated by thespine of ischium .
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Below theischial spine is a smaller notch, the lesser sciatic notch; it is smooth, coated in the recent state with cartilage, the surface of which presents two or three ridges corresponding to the subdivisions of the tendon of theObturator internus , which winds over it.It is converted into a
foramen , thelesser sciatic foramen , by thesacrotuberous andsacrospinous ligament s, and transmits thetendon of the Obturator internus, the nerve which supplies that muscle, and theinternal pudendal vessels and nerve.ee also
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Lesser sciatic foramen
*Greater sciatic notch External links
* - The Male Perineum and the Penis: Osteology"
* - "The Male Pelvis: Hip Bone"
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