Pecten_pubis

Pectineal line (pubis)

Pectineal line (pubis)

Ridge on the pubis where pectineus muscle inserts

The pectineal line of the pubis (also pecten pubis) is a ridge on the superior ramus of the pubic bone. It forms part of the pelvic brim.

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Not to be confused with Pectinate line or Pectineal line (femur).

Lying across from the pectineal line are fibers of the pectineal ligament, and the proximal origin of the pectineus muscle.[1]

In combination with the arcuate line, it makes the iliopectineal line.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Singh, R (18 August 2014). "Bony projection from the pectineal line of hip bone" (PDF). OA Case Reports. 3 (7): 64 – via Research Gate.
  2. [2]
    Kirschner, Celeste G. (2005). Netter's Atlas Of Human Anatomy For CPT Coding. Chicago: American medical association. p. 274. ISBN 1-57947-669-4.
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