Orthopaedics · Skeletal System · Easy
Ilium
Meaning: Large, flared upper part of the hip bone, bearing the crest and the anterior and posterior superior spines.
In practice: In the gapping test, pressure on both anterior superior spines stresses the ligaments at the front of the pelvic joints with the sacrum.
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