Ch. 6 & 8 Quiz Flashcards
Functions of Pelvic Girdle
- Supports body weight, improves LE ROM, attachment site for 28 trunk/thigh muscles, placement is key for efficient joint mechanics, transfer of force from LE to trunk, balance, posture, birth, equilibrium
Structure of Pelvic Girdle
- Sacrum: posterior/base of pelvic
- Ilium: superior
- Ischium: posterorinferior
- Pubis: anteroinferior
- Vary between males and females
- Fuse between 20-25yr
Major Joints of pelvic and hip complex
- Pubic symphysis
- Sacro-iliac joint (SI)
- Lumbosacral Joint
Sacroiliac Joint
- Strong, stable joint with some movement
- Men have less movement due to thicker ligament (3/10 male SI joints are fused)
- Females have more laxity in SIJ (changes during menstrual cycle, large increase during pregnancy)
- Movement (regarding apex) - sacral flexion - nutation, sacral extension - counternutation
Movement of the pelvic and hip complex
- Movements of the pelvis are described by monitoring the ilium
- kicking a soccer ball
-long ump - jumping to catch a ball
-sprint
Pelvis + Thigh
- In a closed chain weight bearing movement, the pelvis moves about a fixed femur
- In an open chain position such as hanging, the femur moves on the pelvis
- Pelvic girdle rotates to the left and right as unilateral leg movement takes place
Hip Joint
- Ball and Socket Joint - flexion is greatest ROM
-Articulation: Acetabulum - where 3 bones of the pelvis make their fibrous connections - surrounding the whole hip joint is a loose but strong capsule
- hip is one of the most stable joints in the body because of the powerful muscles, shape of the bones, the labrum and the strong capsule and ligaments
Angle of Inclination
- The angle of the femoral neck with respect to the shaft of the femur in the frontal plane, this determines the effectiveness of the hip abductors, the length of the limb, and the forces imposed on the hip joint
- angle approx 125 degrees
Angle of Anteversion
- The angle of the femoral neck in the transverse plane
- Normally, the femoral neck is rotated anteriorly 12° to 14° with respect to the femur
- Increases the mechanical advantage of the gluteus maximus
- Excessive anteversion include an increase in the Q-angle, patellar problems, long legs, more pronation at the subtalar joint, and an increase in lumbar curvature
How are lower extremities (LE) and trunk connected?
- The pelvic girdle
How does LE accept forces and what does it support?
- Accepts forces via repetitive contacts between the foot and the ground
- it is responsible for supporting the mass of the trunk and upper extremities
Pelvic Femoral Rhythm
- the coordinated movement between the pelvis and the hip joint
Hip Movements
- Flexion - limited primarily by the soft tissue
- Extension - limited by the anterior capsule, the strong hip flexors, and the iliofemoral ligament
- Abduction - limited by the adductor muscles
- Adduction - limited by the tensor fascia latae muscle
- Internal and External Rotation - limited by their antagonistic muscle group and the ligaments of the hip joint
Hip Strength
- The hip muscle generate the greatest strength output in extension - gluteus Maximus, combines with the hamstrings
- Hip flexion strength is primarily generated with the iliopsoas muscle
- The potential for the development of adduction strength is substantial because the muscles contributing to the movement are massive as a group and adductors can develop more force output than the abductors(think muscle mass balance)
- The strength of the external rotators is 60% greater than that of the internal rotators except in hip flexion, when the internal rotators are slightly stronger
Conditioning the Hip
- Walking, rising from or lowering into a chair, ADLs
- Best to design exercises using a closed kinetic chain, in this type of activity the foot or feet are in contact with a surface (ground) and forces are applied to the system at the feet
Sacroiliitis
- With excessive mobility, large forces are transferred to the sacroiliac joint, producing an inflammation of the joint
- The sacroiliac joint also becomes very mobile in pregnant women, making them more susceptible to sacroiliac sprain
Pelvic Ring Fracture
- Traumatic injury to the pelvic girdle
- Occurs in high level trauma such as motor vehicle accidents, falls from height or a crushing injury
Legg-Calve- Perthes Disease
- In children 3 to 12 years old
- the femoral head degenerates, and the proximal femoral epiphysis is damages
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysitis
- Caused by some traumatic event that forces the femoral neck into external rotation, or it can be caused by failure of the cartilaginous growth plates
Congenital Hip Dislocation
- A disorder that affects girls more often than boys
Osteoarthritis
- An age-related disorder of the hip joint seen commonly in elderly individuals
Muscle Strains, Tendinitis or the muscle insertion or Bursitis
- More than 60% of injuries to the hip occur in the soft tissue [101]. Of these injuries, 62% occur in running, 62% are associated with a varum alignment in the lower extremity, and 30% are associated with a leg length discrepancy
Iliotibial Band syndrome and snapping hip syndrome
- 2 remaining soft-tissue injuries seen in dancers and distance runners are lateral hip pain causes by these
Knee Joint
- supports the weight of the body
- transmits forces from the ground while
- allowing a great deal of movement between the femur and the tibia
Position of the Knee Joint
- Extended: the knee joint is stable because of its vertical alignment, the congruency of the joint surfaces, and the effect of gravity.
- Flexed: the knee joint is mobile and requires special stabilization from the powerful capsule, ligaments, and muscles surrounding the joint. The joint is vulnerable to injury because of the mechanical demands on it and the reliance on soft tissue for support.
Knee Joint Ligaments
- Support the joint passively as they are loaded in tension only
Knee Joint Muscles
- Support the joint actively and are also loaded in tension
Knee Joint Bones
Support and resistance to compressive loads
Tibiofemoral Joint (of knee)
- The actual knee joint
- Primary movement - flexion/extension, plus flexion with small, but significant flexion
- 2 fibrocartilage menisci lie btw the tibia and the femur, enhance lubrication of the joint
- Supported by 4 main ligaments, 2 collateral and 2 cruciate
Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL)
- Supports the knee against any valgus force