Talk:Pelvis

link to french lenguage

Hi,

there is no link to the french article "bassin osseux" which already exists. How to fix that? 78.243.7.152 (talk) 16:06, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

I think that's fixed now? Lcporschen (talk) 20:53, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

Structure

A couple of comments. First, this is far from my wheelhouse, so I may be way off base. That said, it seems to be that this article doesn't do justice to the pelvis. If I'm undestanding what I see here, the pelvis (p) carries nearly the entire load of the trunk, arms, and head. I say "nearly" because there seem to be some muscles between the spine and the femur which, I'd guess, also distribute some load around the pelvis? (but maybe not). Surely worthy of better explanation. I didn't see ANY explicit mention that the p acts like a bowl to carry the intestines, and abdominal organs (stomach, liver, kidneys, bladder and so forth). If it does, it's notable, if it doesn't do that, I think should be noted as well. That is, the load bearing/structural loading of the various parts of the skeleton are inadequately covered here. (Another example, does the rib cage support the heart and lungs? With the spine carrying part of that load and the abdominal muscles carrying the rest? All of which are then carried by the pelvis? I think so, but why no details here?) The article mentions far far too briefly that the p is the primary determinant of body posture. This is a significant oversight. I've read, but have no interest in trying to verify, that the back-to-front pelvic tilt median angle differs significantly between african and european and asian populations. I only skimmed the article, but I found no mention of 'booty' here. This flaw is absurd. Not only is the width of the hips important for one's appearance (attractiveness) but so is the way the butt (gluteus) and muscles of the posterior leg are 'hung' from the pelvis. What in popular media is considered a 'big booty' - like it or not - is due to both posture and the structure (pelvic angle) of the skeleton. This is obviously noteworthy. (I don't know if Wikipedia has an article on 'posture', but it should have for two reasons, first posture in important for not only efficient use of one's body, but also for one's health, especially because poor posture contributes to (amongst other things) to chronic back pain as one ages - a significant problem for many of us. Second, because the medically/scientifically known "best" posture is NOT the posture considered "best" by society (as far as I know). (That is to say, "back straight, hips tucked in forward" taught (at least is was when I was in) by the military is incorrect. (Don't know about hunched shoulders and upper back 'hump'...). I'll also mention that this article needs better images. I strongly suggest adding images of the entire human skeleton perhaps for a typical male, female, (and maybe toddler?) preferably with a transparent overlay showing the entire form (i.e. skin). Finally, 95% of this article is about the human pelvis, and that is ignored in the lead. That's obviously just bad practice. You know, tell them what you're gonna tell them, tell them, and then tell them what you told them. This article fails to tell the reader what it is ACTUALLY about.( other issues like how 'posture' affects stride and locomotion or how the pelvis is an evolutionary compromise between bipedial locomotion and child bearing/birth (not to mention to compromises between neonate cranial diameter and the size of the birth canal (is birth canal even mentioned here??) need better explanation, imho.)98.22.50.44 (talk) 05:39, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

birth canal is mentioned Lcporschen (talk) 20:54, 10 July 2026 (UTC)