iliac tuberosity

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iliac tuberosity,

a rough elevation of the posterior iliac crest to which the posterior sacroiliac ligaments are attached. It is also a point of origin of the erector spinae and multifidus muscles.

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No references found			Some authors provide more precise descriptions, such as the medial lip of the iliac crest (Wood Jones 1953), the posterior part of the inner lip of the iliac crest (Romanes 1972; Woodburne and Burkel 1988), the upper and anterior part of the iliac tuberosity (Hanson and Sonesson 1994), the anterior portion of the iliac tuberosity and anterior margin and apex of the iliac crest (Rucco et al. Palpation of the iliolumbar ligament by Kennedy, Ewan; Cullen, Brendan; Abbott, J. Haxby; Woodley, Stephanie; Mercer, Susan / New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy			ileostomy ileotomy ileotransverse ileovesicostomy Iletin ileum ileus ileus subparta Ilex Ilex Paraguariensis ili(o)- ili- ilia iliac Iliac artery iliac bone iliac bursa iliac circumflex node iliac colon iliac crest iliac fascia iliac horns iliac muscle iliac part of iliopsoas fascia iliac region iliac tuberosity iliacus iliadelphus ilial ilio- iliocaudal muscle iliococcygeal iliococcygeal muscle iliocostal iliocostal muscle iliocostalis iliofemoral iliofemoral ligament iliofemoral thrombosis iliofemoral triangle iliohypogastric nerve ilioinguinal ilioinguinal nerve iliolumbar iliolumbar artery iliolumbar ligament iliolumbar vein iliopagus iliopectineal iliopectineal eminence iliopectineal line			Iliac fascia Iliac fascia Iliac fascia Iliac fossa Iliac fossa Iliac fossa iliac graft iliac graft iliac graft iliac graft iliac graft iliac horns iliac index iliac muscle iliac muscle iliac muscle iliac part of iliopsoas fascia Iliac passion Iliac passion Iliac passion iliac region iliac region iliac region iliac region iliac spine iliac spine iliac spine iliac thrombosis iliac thrombosis iliac thrombosis iliac tuberosity iliac vein iliac vein Iliac Vein Compression Syndrome iliac vein, common iliac vein, common iliac vein, common iliac vein, external iliac vein, external iliac vein, external iliac vein, internal iliac vein, internal iliac vein, internal Iliacal iliaci iliaci Iliacus Iliacus Iliacus muscle Iliacus muscle iliacus muscles iliacus muscles Iliad Iliad Iliad ILiad (E-book Reader) ILiad (E-book Reader) iliadelphus Iliadin Iliadin ILIAI

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