Fig. 1. Anatomic landmarks used for the measurements on a gross specimen. (A) ischiatic tuberosity at its most distal aspect; (B) ischiatic spine at its most dorsal aspect; (C) insertion site of the rectus femoris, as characterized by its raised area on the lateral surface of the body of the ilium; (D) caudal dorsal iliac spine also known as eminence of the iliac crest; and € cranial dorsal iliac spine, defined anatomically as the obtuse angle between the cranial and dorsal border of the iliac spine.