Bryant's triangle

Bryant's triangle
Nélaton's line and Bryant's triangle.
Anatomical terminology

A surface marking of clinical importance is Bryant's triangle (or iliofemoral triangle), which is mapped out thus:

• the hypotenuse of the right angled triangle is a line from the anterior superior iliac spine to the top of the greater trochanter.
• its sides are formed respectively by:
  • a vertical line from the anterior superior iliac spine
  • a perpendicular line from the top of the greater trochanter.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1345 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

• synd/2985 at Who Named It?
• Diagram at gesundheit.de