part of the trunk, between the abdomen and the thighs (sometimes also called pelvic region), together with its embedded skeleton (sometimes also called bony pelvis, or pelvic skeleton).
pelvic cavity, the pelvic floor, and the perineum. The bony pelvis (pelvic skeleton) is the part of the skeleton embedded in the pelvic region of the trunk. It is subdivided into the pelvic girdle and the pelvic spine. STRUCTURE
(ilium, ischium, and pubis) oriented in a ring, and connects the pelvic region of the spine to the lower limbs. The pelvic spine consists of the sacrum and coccyx. BONY PELVIS BONY PELVIS
the space enclosed by the bony pelvis, delimited by the pelvic brim above and the pelvic floor below; alternatively, the pelvic cavity is sometimes also defined as the whole space enclosed by the pelvic skeleton. PELVIC CAVITY
greater pelvis and lesser pelvis. Its size is defined by its edge, the pelvic brim. Pelvic Outlet The pelvic outlet is located at the end of the lesser pelvis, and the beginning of the pelvic wall.
pelvis, as opposed to the male android pelvis. The slight differences in their structures creates a greater pelvic outlet, adapted to aid the process of childbirth.
symphysis, the slightly moveable joint of the front of the pelvis. Characterized by pain in the groin and tenderness over the front of the pelvis, this condition often is caused by repeated pelvis stress, such as kicking the ball in soccer.
of the Indian subcontinent who had complaints of pain in left hip and limp since 1 year. The first clinical and radiological diagnosis was tuberculosis of the hip. However, higher imaging modalities revealed the diagnosis of hydatid disease of hip. The patient underwent surgical debridement and anti- helminthic chemotherapy. At 3-year follow-up, the patient was disease- free.
high morbidity due to frequent recurrences, especially in certain locations such as ilium and hip, where radical surgery is difficult. Axial and coronal sections of non-contrast computed tomography of pelvis showing large multiseptated cystic lesion with osseous destruction. Multiple small bony fragments are seen within the cysts.