Bryant's triangle
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| Nélaton’s line and Bryant’s triangle. | |
| Gray's | subject #292 1345 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | t_17/12820853 |
A surface marking of clinical importance is Bryant’s triangle (or iliofemoral triangle), which is mapped out thus:
- the base of the triangle is a line from the anterior superior iliac spine to the top of the greater trochanter.
- its sides are formed respectively by:
- a horizontal line from the anterior superior iliac spine
- a vertical line from the top of the greater trochanter.
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