Greater sciatic foramen
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| Greater sciatic foramen | |
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| Articulations of pelvis. Anterior view. (Greater sciatic foramen visible but not labeled.) | |
| Latin | f. ischiadicum majus |
| Gray's | subject #80 309 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | f_12/12373169 |
The greater sciatic foramen is a major foramen of the pelvis.
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[edit] Boundaries
It is bounded as follows:
- in front and above, by the posterior border of the hip bone
- behind, by the sacrotuberous ligament
- below, by the sacrospinous ligament
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It is partially filled up, in the recent state, by the Piriformis which leaves the pelvis through it.
The following structures make their exit from the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen:
| Location | Vessels | Nerves |
| Above the Piriformis | superior gluteal vessels | superior gluteal nerve |
| Below the Piriformis | inferior gluteal vessels internal pudendal vessels |
inferior gluteal nerve pudendal nerve sciatic nerve posterior femoral cutaneous nerve Nerve to obturator internus Nerve to quadratus femoris |
[edit] Additional images
 Right hip bone. External surface. |
[edit] External links
- SUNY Labs 41:os-0109
- Duke Orthopedics greater_sciatic_foramen
- Norman/Georgetown glutealregion (glutealart, glutealner)
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