Coxal tuberosity
Tuber coxae
- Related terms: Coxal tuberosity (Cranial ventral iliac spine)
Definition
The coxal tuberosity is the lateroventral projection of the wing of ilium. It is an important landmak : it forsm the poins of the hip bisible in the horse and ox and palpalbe in the dog.
In the dog and other carnivores, the tuber coxae has two prominences; the cranial and caudal ventral iliac spines (not usually visible, both are readily palpable).
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