Anterior_inferior_iliac_spine

Anterior inferior iliac spine

Anterior inferior iliac spine

Add article description

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.

Quick Facts Details, Identifiers ...

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]

Additional images

Notes

  1. [1]
    Morris CE (2005). Low back syndromes: integrated clinical management. McGraw-Hill Professional. pp. 49–50. ISBN 0-07-137472-8.
  2. [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.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Anterior_inferior_iliac_spine, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.