joints of pelvic girdlemedical dictionary

The joints that unite the sacrum and the two hip bones to form the pelvic girdle; these are the sacroiliac joints, the pubic symphysis, the sacrotuberal and sacrospinal ligaments, and the obturator membrane.

Synonyms: articulationes cinguli membri inferioris, joints of inferior limb girdle.

(05 Mar 2000)