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1. ischium; ischial boneAnatomy
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2. IschiumThe ischium forms the lower and back part of the hip bone (os coxae). The word comes from the Greek ἰσχίον ischion, meaning "hip". (Taber's, 1985). Situated below the ilium and behind the pubis, it is one of these three bones whose fusion creates the coxa. The superior portion of this bone forms approximately one third of the acetabulum. It is divisible into three portions: Body of ischium - Contains a prominent spine which serves as the origin for gemellus superior.
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