A bony protuberance dorsal to the acetabulum on the ilium, confluent with the supraacetabular crest (when present). Acts as a bone brace to prevent excessive femoral abduction and the origin site for part of the M. iliofemoralis. [ PHENOSCAPE ]

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Term information

contributor

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7972-3866

has broad synonym

acetabular buttress

id

UBERON:4200039