tuberosity

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Projecting superiorly and anteriorly from the ischial tuberosity is a narrow segment of bone called the ischial ramus.

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The patellar ligament attaches to the tibial tuberosity.

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A common example is the deltoid muscle of the shoulder, which covers the shoulder but has a single tendon that inserts on the deltoid tuberosity of the humerus.

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Together, these form the single ischiopubic ramus, which extends from the pubic body to the ischial tuberosity.

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The right buttock was swollen from inflammation, and a large, deep-seated abscess formed near the tuberosity of the ischium.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various