Ilium

Study entry

Description

The largest of the three parts of the hip bone, at the top: it forms the upper part of the acetabulum. It has thick medial portions, which bear weight, and the ala, which is thin, behind and to the side.

Relations

Its body joins the pubis and the ischium at the acetabulum.

Source: cap. 7, «Huesos del miembro inferior: hueso coxal»

Other structures in this region

• Ischium
• Pubis
• Ala of the ilium
• Anterior superior iliac spine
• Anterior inferior iliac spine
• Posterior superior iliac spine
• Posterior inferior iliac spine
• Iliac crest