Pubic tubercle

Pubic Tubercle (from Wikipedia)

The pubic tubercle is a prominent tubercle on the superior ramus of the pubis bone of the pelvis. The pubic tubercle is the inferior attachment of the inguinal ligament.

Clinical significance:

The pubic tubercle can be palpated. It serves as a landmark for local anesthetic of the genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve, which lies slightly lateral to the pubic tubercle.

The pubic tubercle is a useful landmark for distinguishing inguinal and femoral hernias. An inguinal hernia will lie anteromedial to the pubic tubercle. A femoral hernia will lie inferolateral to the pubic tubercle.