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Ala of Sacrum (Left)
Skeletal System

Ala of Sacrum (Left)

Ala ossis sacri

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Description

The ala (wing) of sacrum is the fan-shaped, laterally located area on the base of the sacrum. It is the anterosuperior aspect of the lateral part of sacrum, lateral to the articular facet of the base, and its anterior boundary is defined by the anterior border of ala.

The ala of sacrum provides an attachment site for the iliolumbar ligament.

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