The Hip bone is the first bone of the lower extremity.
It has three parts :
1) Ilium
2) Ischium
3) Pubis
1. Ilium of Hip bone :
The ilium forms The upper expanded plate part of the hip bone.
It has three borders :
- 1) Anterior border
- 2) Posterior border
- 3) Medial border
It has three surfaces :
- 1) Glutial surface
- 2) Iliac surface
- 3) Sacropelvic surface
It has four Iliac spine :
- 1) Anterior Superior iliac spine
- 2) Anterior Inferior iliac spine
- 3) Posterior Superior iliac spine
- 4) Posterior Inferior iliac spine
It has iliac crest.
It has iliac fossa.
It has a greater sciatic notch.
It has iliac tuberosity.

2. The ischium :
The ischium forms the Posteroinferior part of the hip bone.
It has :
- Ischial spine.
- Lesser sciatic notch.
- Ischial Tuberosity,
- Acetabulum and
- Acetabular notch.
3. Pubis :
The pubis forms the Anterior part of the hip bone.
It has :
- Obturator foramen
- Pubis crest
- Pubis tubercle
- Superior ramus of Pubis.
- Inferior ramus of pubis. and
- Pubis symphysis
