Posterior superior iliac spine
Righthip bone. External surface. (Posterior superior spine labeled at center left.)
Surface anatomy of the back. Posterior superior iliac spine lies in the marking ofS2.
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Latin	spina iliaca posterior superior
TA98	A02.5.01.113
TA2	1329
FMA	49468
Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata]

The posterior border of theala of the ilium, shorter than the anterior, also presents two projections separated by a notch, the posterior superior iliac spine and theposterior inferior iliac spine. Theposterior superior iliac spine serves for the attachment of the oblique portion of theposterior sacroiliac ligaments and themultifidus.

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This article incorporates text in thepublic domain frompage 234 of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)

• Atlas image: back_bone4 at the University of Michigan Health System – "The Sacral and Coccygeal Vertebrae, Posterior View"
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