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hip bone
Development:
A large paired flat bone formed by fusion of 3 bones in the adult:
1) ilium
2) ischium
3) pubis
Structure:
- the hip bone forms the lateral half of the pelvis
Articulations:
1) contralateral hip bone anteriorly (pubis)
2) sacrum posteriorly
3) femur laterally
Related
femur
sacrum
General
bone
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Component-of
bony pelvis
Components
acetabulum
ilium
ischium
pubis
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