In 2372, Vidiians who were invading a duplicate of the USS Voyager extracted Kes' pelvic ridge in order to analyze her bone marrow for resistance to the phage. (VOY: "Deadlock")
The pelvis is very strong, but is very susceptible to diseases which decrease bone mass, such as osteoporosis. Moreover, when it is broken, it is very slow to heal as most of the body's weight is transferred through it and breaks tend to be large and easily infected. Complications from a broken pelvis is a common cause of death in the elderly.
The Pelvis is composed of 2 hip bones and sacrum . The hip bones form the lateral and anterior boundary of the pelvis while the sacrum forms its posterior boundary . the hip bone is an irregular bone that formed of three separate bones ileum ischeum and pubis . these bones are separate in the fetus and connected together by the triradiate cartilage in young and this cartilage ossifies by age . the sacrum is formed of five fused vertebrae at nearly the end of the vertebral column . the joints of the pelvis are : 1. the symphysis pubis ( between the two hip bones anteriorly ) 2. the iliosacral joint ( between the hip bone and the sacram posteriorly ) the first one is a fibrous joint doesn't allow movement . but the second one is a synovial joint allowing gliding movement ( plane synovial joi
The Pelvis is composed of 2 hip bones and sacrum . The hip bones form the lateral and anterior boundary of the pelvis while the sacrum forms its posterior boundary . the hip bone is an irregular bone that formed of three separate bones ileum ischeum and pubis . these bones are separate in the fetus and connected together by the triradiate cartilage in young and this cartilage ossifies by age . the sacrum is formed of five fused vertebrae at nearly the end of the vertebral column . the joints of the pelvis are : 1. the symphysis pubis ( between the two hip bones anteriorly ) 2. the iliosacral joint ( between the hip bone and the sacram posteriorly ) the first one is a fibrous joint doesn't allow movement . but the second one is a synovial joint allowing gliding movement ( plane synovial joint )
In 2372, Vidiians who were invading a duplicate of the USS Voyager extracted Kes' pelvic ridge in order to analyze her bone marrow for resistance to the phage. (VOY: "Deadlock")
The pelvis is very strong, but is very susceptible to diseases which decrease bone mass, such as osteoporosis. Moreover, when it is broken, it is very slow to heal as most of the body's weight is transferred through it and breaks tend to be large and easily infected. Complications from a broken pelvis is a common cause of death in the elderly.