"Ischium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
One of three bones that make up the coxal bone of the pelvic girdle. In tetrapods, it is the part of the pelvis that projects backward on the ventral side, and in primates, it bears the weight of the sitting animal.
| Descriptor ID |
D007512
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.043.825.548
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ischium" by people in Profiles.
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A New Leptoceratopsid (Ornithischia, Ceratopsia) with a Unique Ischium from the Upper Cretaceous of Shandong Province, China. PLoS One. 2015; 10(12):e0144148.
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Risk factors for ligamentum teres tears. Arthroscopy. 2013 Jan; 29(1):64-73.
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Effect of wheelchair tilt-in-space and recline angles on skin perfusion over the ischial tuberosity in people with spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 Nov; 91(11):1758-64.
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Buried inferiorly based gluteus maximus musculocutaneous flap for reconstruction of large, recurrent ischiopubic pressure sores. Ann Plast Surg. 1990 Mar; 24(3):283-8.