Intertrochanteric line

Study entry

Description

A rough ridge in front, where the neck meets the shaft; it descends from the greater trochanter and winds around the lesser trochanter.

Relations

Formed by the attachment of the iliofemoral ligament.

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

Other structures in this region

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