Pubic tubercle

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Pubic tubercle

Pubic symphysis exposed by a coronal section. (Pubic tubercle labeled

at upper left.)

Pelvis. Pubic tubercle is 4d.

Details

Identifiers

Latin Tuberculum pubicum ossis pubis

TA98 A02.5.01.303
 TA2 1348

FMA 16953

Anatomical terms of bone

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The pubic tubercle is a prominent tubercle on the superior ramus of the pubis bone of

the pelvis.

Structure[edit]
The pubic tubercle is a prominent forward-projecting tubercle on the upper border of the
medial portion of the superior ramus of the pubis bone. The inguinal ligament attaches
to it.[1] Part of the abdominal external oblique muscle inserts onto it.[1] The inferior
epigastric artery passes between the pubic tubercle and the anterior superior iliac spine.
[2]
 The pubic spine is a rough ridge that extends from the pubic tubercle to the upper
border of the pubic symphysis.

Clinical significance[edit]
The pubic tubercle may be palpated.[3] It serves as a landmark for local anaesthetic of
the genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve, which lies slightly lateral to the pubic
tubercle.[3] This may also be used for the obturator nerve.[4]
Hernias[edit]
The pubic tubercle is a useful landmark for identifying hernias. [5] An inguinal hernia will
lie anteromedial to the pubic tubercle.[5] A femoral hernia will lie inferolateral to the pubic
tubercle.[5]