Landmark · Skeletal system
Lesser sciatic foramen
Foramen ischiadicum minus
- System
- Skeletal system
- Regions
- Trunk, Pelvis, Lower limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Landmark on
- Hip bone
DescriptionUnreviewed
The lesser sciatic foramen is an opening (foramen) between the pelvis and the back of the thigh.
The foramen is formed by the sacrotuberous ligament which runs between the sacrum and the ischial tuberosity and the sacrospinous ligament which runs between the sacrum and the ischial spine.
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Names
- Latin
- Foramen ischiadicum minus
- English
- Lesser sciatic foramen
- French
- Petit foramen sciatique
- Spanish
- Foramen isquiático menor
- Portuguese
- Forame isquiático menor