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Hip joint structure, motions, bones, landmarks, muscles & other structures

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What parts of the body make up the lower extremity?   Pelvis, thigh, leg & foot.  
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What parts of the body make up the pelvis?   Hip bone, (OS coxae), ilium, ischium, pubis, sacrum, coccyx.  
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What parts of the body make up the thigh?   Femur & patella.  
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What parts of the body make up the leg?   Fibula & tibia.  
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What are the important functions of the hip?   Weight bearing & walking.  
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Unlike the shoulder, the hip joint is what type of joint?   Very stable ball -n-socket joint with decreased motion.  
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What is the shape of the head of the femur?   Convex.  
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What is the shape of the acetabulum?   Concave.  
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The hip is a uniaxial, biaxial, or triaxial joint?   Triaxial joint.  
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What are the actions of the hip?   Flexion, (hyper) extension, abduction/adduction, and IR/ER.  
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Explain: "45 degrees of rotation each in anatominical position".   Explaination to come...  
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What parts of the body make up the os coxae?   Ilium, ischium, and pubis.  
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What parts of the body make up the pelvis?   OS coxae (ilium, ischium, pubis), sacrum, and coccyx.  
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What parts of the body make up the foot?   7 tarsals, (calcaneus, talus, cuboid, navicular, cuneform-lateral, intermediate & medial (3). 5 metatarsals (first through fifth). 14 phalanges (5 proximal, 4 middle & 5 distal).  
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Does the pelvis include the femur?   NO! 2 hip bones, sacrum, and coccyx.  
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Ilium   Superior part of the hip bone.  
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Iliac crest   Superior ridge of the ilium, the bony area felt when you place your hands on your hips.  
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Posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS)   Posterior projection of the iliac crest & serves as an attachment for the posterior sacroiliac ligament.  
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Posterior inferior iliac spine (PIIS)   Lies inferior to the PSIS and serves as an attachment for the sacrotuberous ligament.  
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Iliac fossa   Large, smooth, concave area on the internal surface to which the iliac portion of the iliopsoas muscle attaches.  
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Anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS)   The projection on the nterior end of the iliac crest. The tensor fascia lata, sartorius, and inguinal ligament attach here.  
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Where do the tensor fascia lata, sartorius, and inguinal ligament attach?   ASIS  
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Anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS)   The projection is just inferior to the ASIS to which the rectus femoris muscle attaches.  
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Where does the rectus femoris muscle attach?   AIIS  
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Ischium   The posterior inferior portion of the hip bone.  
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Ischium body   Makes up 2/3 of the acetabulum.  
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Ischium ramus   Extends medially from the body to connect with the inferior ramus of the pubis. The adductor magnus, obturator externus, and obturator internus muscles attach here.  
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Where do the adductor magnus, obturator externus, and obturator internus muscles attach?   Ischium ramus  
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Ischial tuberosity   Rough, blunt projection of the inferior part of the body, which is weight bearing when you are sitting. It provides attachment for the hamstring and adductor magnus muscles.  
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What provides attachment for the hamstring and adductor magnus muscles?   Ischial tuberosity  
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Ischium spine   Located on the postier portion of the body between the greater and lesser sciatic notch. It provides attachment for the sacrospinous ligament.  
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What provides attachment for the sacrospinous ligament?   Ischium spine  
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Pubis   Forms the anterior inferior portion of the hip. It can be divided into 3 parts, the body, and it's 2 rami.  
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What can be divided into 3 parts, the body, and it's 2 rami?   Pubis  
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Pubis body   Externally forms about 1/5 of the acetabulum & internally provides attachment for the obturator internus muscle.  
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What internally provides attachment for the obturator internus muscle?   Pubis body  
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Superior ramus of the pubis   Lies superior between the acetabulum and the body and provides attachment for the pectineus muscle.  
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What provides attachment for the pectineus muscle?   Superior ramus of the pubis  
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Inferior ramus of the pubis   Lies posterior, inferior and lateral to the body. Provides attachment for the adductor magnus and brevis and gracilis muscles.  
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What provides attachment for the adductor magnus and brevis and gracilis muscles?   Inferior ramus of the pubis  
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Pubis Symphysis   A cartilaginous joint connecting the bodies of the two pubic bones at the anterior midline.  
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Pubic tubercle   Projects anteriorly on the superior ramus near the symphysis pubis & provides attachment for the inguinal ligament.  
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What provides attachment for the inguinal ligament?   Pubic tubercle  
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Acetabulum   A deep, cup shaped cavity that articulates with the femur. It is made up of nearly equal portions of the ilium, ischium & pubis.  
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What is made up of nearly equal portions of the ilium, ischium & pubis?   Acetabulum  
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Obturator foramen   A large opening made up of the bodies & rami of the ischium & pubis and through which pass blood vessels & nerves.  
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Greater sciatic notch   Large notch just below the PIIS that is actually made into a foramen by the sacrospinous ligament. The sciatic nerve, piriformis muscle, and other structures pass through this opening.  
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What is the opening called where the sciatic nerve, piriformis muscle, and other structures pass through?   Greater sciatic notch.  
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Femur   Longest, strongest, and heaviest bone of the body.  
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What bone articulates woth the hip bones to form the hip joint?   Femur  
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Head of the femur   The rounded portion covered with articular cartilage articulating with the acetabulum.  
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Neck of the femur   The narrower portion located between the head and the trochanters.  
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Greater trochanter of the femur   Large projection located laterally between the neck and the body of the femur, providing attachment for the gluteus medius & minimus, and most deep rotator muscles.  
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What provides attachment for the gluteus medius & minimus, and most deep rotator muscles?   Greater trochanter of the femur  
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Lesser trochanter of the femur   A smaller projection located medially and posteriorly just distal to the greater trochanter, providing attachment for the iliopsoas muscle.  
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What provides attachment for the iliopsoas muscle?   Lesser trochanter of the femur  
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Femur body   The long cylindrical portion between the bone ends; also called the shaft. It is bowed slightly anteriorly.  
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Medial condyle of the femur   Distal medial end.  
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Lateral condyle of the femur   Distal lateral end.  
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Lateral epicondyle of the femur   Projection proximal to the lateral condyle.  
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Medial epicondyle of the femur   Projection proximal to the medial condyle.  
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Adductor tubercle of the femur   Small projection proximal to the medial epicondyle to which a portion of the adductor magnus muscle attaches.  
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Linea aspera of the femur   Prominent longitudial ridge or crest running most of the posterior length.  
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Pectineal line of the femur   Runs from below the lesser trochanter diagonally toward the linea aspera. It provides attachment for the adductor brevis.  
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What provides attachment for the adductor brevis?   Pectineal line of the femur.  
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Patellar surface   Between the medial and lateral condyle anteriorly. It articulates with the posterior surface of the patella.  
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Tibial tuberosity   Large projection at the proximal end in the midline. It provides attachemnt for the patellar tendon.  
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Where is the attachemnt for the patellar tendon?   Tibial tuberosity  
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Hip joint capsule   Strong, thick & fibrous; 3 ligaments reinforce the capsule.  
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What are the 3 ligaments that reinforce the hip joint capsule?   Iliofemoral, ischiofemoral, and pubofemoral ligaments.  
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Iliofemoral ligament   Most important ligament of the hip, reinforces the capsule anteriorly. Resembles and inverted Y and is called the Y ligament. Limits hyperextension.  
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Pubofemoral ligament   Located anteriorly on the hip. Limits hyperextension and abduction.  
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Ischiofemoral ligament   Covers the capsule posteriorly. Limits huperextension and medial rotation.  
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Ligamentum teres   Small intracapsular ligament. Attaches proximally in the acetabulum & distally in the fovea of the femoral head. Contains a blood vessel that supplies the head of the femur.  
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Fovea of the femur   Indentation on the head of the femur.  
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Acetabular labrum   Located around acetabular rim.  
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What do you call the anatomical separation between the pelvis & the thigh?   Inguinal ligament  
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Iliotibial band or tract   The very long, tendinous portion of the tensor fascia latae muscle. Anterior - Tensor fascia lata (TFL) Posterior - Gluteus maximus  
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Congential hip dislocation or dysplasia   Shallow acetabulum causing head to slide upward. Joint capsule is stretched but intact.  
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What is Dysplasia?   Deformity reducing contact of head in acetabulum.  
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Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (coxa plana)   Femoral head undergoes necrosis. Usually seen in children 5-10yrs. Can take 2-4 years for the head to die, revascularize & remodel. Children are casted w/long leg casts in extreme abduction.  
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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis   Seen in children in the growth spurt years. Proximal epiphysis slips off femoral head.  
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Angle of inclination   Angle between the shaft & neck of the femur. (frontal plane) Normal is 125 degrees.  
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Coxa valga   Neck-shaft angle greater than 125 degrees.  
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Coxa vara   Deformity where the neck-shaft angle is less than 125 degrees.  
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Valgus   Distal end moves lateral.  
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Varus   Distal end moves medial.  
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Angle of torsion   The angle between the neck and shaft of the femur in the transverse plane. (looking down)  
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Normal angle for femur and neck   Head & neck rotated anteriorly/laterally 15-20 degrees compared to line of condyles.  
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Anteversion   Increase in angle. MR of hip = "toe in"  
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Retroversion   Decreased in angle. LR of hip = "toe out"  
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Osteoarthritis   Degeneration of the articular cartilage of the joint.  
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What can cause osteoarthritis?   Trama, wear & tear, and typically seen later in life.  
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Osteoarthritis can lead to possible joint replacement.   True  
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THA   Total Hip Arthroplasty  
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TKA   Total Knee Arthroplasty  
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TSA   Total Shoulder Arthroplasty  
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Name the 2 types of Hip Fractures (Fx)   Intertrochanteric & femoral neck (surgical)  
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Common causes for hip fractures?   Falls of the elderly and motor vehicle accidents of young.  
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Iliotibial band syndrome   Overuse, lateral knee pain. Seen in runners and bicyclists. Friction of IT band over lateral condyle of the femur.  
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Trochanteric bursitis   Acute trama or overuse. Seen in runners, bicyclists, perons with leg length discrepancies or repeated stress of tissue over bursa.  
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Hamstring strain (pulled hamstring)   Most common muscle problem in the body for sports injury where speed is required. Occur @ attachments & along length. Overload on muscle or moving muscle to fast (elongating too fast). Often recurrent.  
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Hip Pointer   Occurs @ pelvis. Severe bruise caused by direct contact to the iliac crest. Common in football, spearing w/helmet.  
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Anterior muscles of the hip   One Joint - Iliopsoas Two Joint - Rectus femoris & sartorius  
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Medial muscles of the hip   One Joint - Pectineus, Adductor magnus, Adductor longus, Adductor brevis Two Joint - Gracilis  
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Posterior muscles of the hip   One Joint - Gluteus maximus, Deep rotators (6) Two Joint - Semimembranosus, Semitendinosus, Biceps femoris  
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Lateral muscles of the hip   One Joint - Gluteus medius, Gluteus minimus Two Joint - Tensor fascia latae  
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