Iliac tubercle

{{Infobox bone | Name = Iliac tubercle | Latin = tuberculum iliacum | Image = Gray235.png | Caption = Right hip bone. External surface. | Image2 = Gray236.png | Caption2 = Right hip bone. Internal surface. }}

The '''iliac tubercle''' is located approximately {{convert|5|cm|0|abbr=on}} posterior to the anterior superior iliac spine on the iliac crest in humans.<ref name=moore1>{{cite book |title= Clinically oriented anatomy |vauthors=Moore KL, Dalley AF, Agur AM |edition=6 |year=2010 |page=184 |publisher=Wolters Kluwer}}</ref> The transverse plane that includes each of the tubercles (one from the left iliac tubercle and one from the right iliac tubercle) is called the transtubercular plane. The origin of the iliotibial tract is the iliac tubercle.<ref name=moore1/> The iliac tubercle is also the widest point of the iliac crest, and lies at the level of the L5 spinous process.<ref name=moore2>{{cite book |title= Clinically oriented anatomy |vauthors=Moore KL, Dalley AF, Agur AM |edition=6 |year=2010 |page=520 |publisher=Wolters Kluwer}}</ref>

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Category:Bones of the pelvis Category:Ilium (bone)