Anterior inferior iliac spine

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Anterior inferior iliac spine
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The obturator externus muscle
(anterior inferior iliac spine visible in upper right)
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Right hip-joint from the front
(anterior inferior iliac spine visible at upper left)
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Identifiers
Latin spina iliaca anterior inferior
TA98 A02.5.01.112
TA2 1328
FMA 63614
Anatomical terms of bone

The anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS) is a bony eminence on the anterior border of the hip bone, or, more precisely, the wing of the ilium.

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Structure

The AIIS is a bony eminence on the anterior border of the ilium. It is below the anterior superior iliac spine.

Development

The AIIS is formed from a separate ossification centre to the rest of the ilium. [1]

Function

The upper portion of the spine gives origin to the straight head of the rectus femoris muscle. [1] A teardrop-shaped lower portion gives origin to the iliofemoral ligament of the hip joint and borders the rim of the acetabulum. [1]

Anteromedially and inferiorly to the AIIS is the iliopsoas groove, the passage for the iliopsoas muscle as it passes down to the lesser trochanter of the femur. A vague line, the inferior gluteal line, might run from the AIIS to the greater sciatic notch which delineates the inferior extent of the origin of gluteus minimus muscle. [1]

Clinical significance

Rectus femoris muscle may avulse from the AIIS with significant mechanical stress. [2] This may be surgically reattached. [2]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Morris CE (2005). Low back syndromes: integrated clinical management. McGraw-Hill Professional. pp. 49–50. ISBN   0-07-137472-8.
  2. 1 2 Maalouly J, Aouad D, Ayoubi R, Dib N, Darwish M, Saidy E, Nehme A (October 2020). "Anterior inferior iliac spine avulsion fracture post hip arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular impingement". Trauma Case Reports. 29: 100342. doi:10.1016/j.tcr.2020.100342. PMC   7453136 . PMID   32885017.

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