hip bone

Os coxae

Skeletal

Key points

  • The hip bone forms the side and front of the bony pelvis and connects the trunk to the lower limb.
  • The ilium, ischium and pubis unite around the acetabulum, the socket of the hip joint.
  • Each hip bone joins the sacrum, the opposite hip bone and the femur.
  • Its ridges, spines and broad surfaces provide attachment sites for muscles and ligaments.

Read the guide: Hip bone: anatomy, location and function

Definition

bone of the pelvis

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Identifiers

TA2
1307
TA98
A02.5.01.001
FMA
16585
UBERON
0001272
Wikidata
Q3356933