A Closer Look at Bones

Let’s take a closer look at the bones. First, try to feel your hip bone – what you are touching is the anterior superior iliac spine because this is the part that sticks out the farthest. If you try to feel a child’s hip bones, it is much more difficult (even though many kids are very skinny) as this iliac spine is not fully formed until about age 8-10. This iliac spine serves a very important purpose – in a crash it will help keep the lap belt on the strong hip bones and prevent the belt from going up into the soft abdomen.