Greater sciatic notch

Last revised by Craig Hacking ◉ on 27 Jul 2022

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Jones J, Hacking C, Knipe H, Greater sciatic notch. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 04 Dec 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-5007

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-5007

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/5007?iframe=true

rID:

5007

Article created:

16 Nov 2008, Jeremy Jones ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Jeremy Jones had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

27 Jul 2022, Craig Hacking ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Craig Hacking had the following disclosures:

These were assessed during peer review and were determined to not be relevant to the changes that were made.

Revisions:

2 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Anatomy

The greater sciatic notch is a large notch in the pelvis above the ischial spine. The addition of the sacrospinous ligament converts the notch into the greater sciatic foramen.