Ischium jumping hurdles, basketball, and martial arts. These fractures occur at tubercles (bony projections that lack secondary ossification centers). Avulsion fractures occur where muscles are attached: anterior superior and inferior iliac spines, ischial tuberosities, and ischiopubic rami. A small part of bone with a piece of a tendon or ligament attached is avulsed (torn away). Ischial bursitis (also known as "weaver's bottom") is inflammation of the synovial bursa located between the gluteus maximus muscle and the ischial tuberosity, and is usually caused by prolonged sitting on a hard surface. Adoption of "ischium" into English-language medical literature dates back to c. 1640;
The Bone Forest novella "The Bone Forest.", after which the volume takes its name. The additional stories in "The Bone Forest" bear little relation with either time or events in the "Mythago Wood" cycle, yet the short stories are largely influenced by the fantasy realm created as part of the "Mythago Wood" cycle. "The Bone Forest" has both won and been nominated for fantasy literature awards. The short stories in "The Bone Forest" previously appeared in a variety of publications between 1976 and 1989. The novella The Bone Forest was published as part of the 2009 Gollanz edition of "Merlin's Wood" along with