Posterior superior iliac spine

Study entry

Description

A sharp tip where the iliac crest ends behind.

Palpation

Hard to feel, but easy to find: it lies at the bottom of a skin dimple, about 4 cm to the side of the midline, where the skin is attached to the spine.

Source: cap. 7, «Huesos del miembro inferior: hueso coxal» y «Anatomía de superficie»

Other structures in this region

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