Clinical anatomy of the lower limb - 22/10/18 Flashcards
What are the basic bony anatomy points of the lower limb?
Pelvis -Hip Joint Femur Knee Joint Tibia/Fibula Ankle joint Foot -Hindfoot -Midfoot -Forefoot
What type of joint is the hip joint?
Ball and socket
What are the three compartments of the knee joint?
Medial
Lateral
Patellofemoral
what are the bones of the hindfoot?
Calcaneus
Talus
What are the bones of the midfoot?
Navicular
Cuboid
Cuniforms
What are bones of the forefoot?
Metatarsals
Phalanges
What is the main blood supply to the femoral head?
Medial femoral circumflex artery
Which fractures will be replaced, intra or extracapsular?
Intra
What are the hip flexor muscles?
Iliacus
Psoas major
Where does the iliacus orginate?
Iliac crest
Inner aspect of ilium
Where does iliacus insert?
Lesser trochanter of femur
Where does psoas major originate?
Transverse processes L1-L5
Where does the psoas major insert?
Lesser trochanter
What may be a differental in an infection around the hip where patients dont like to flex their hip?
Psoas abscess
What are the 2 secondary hip flexors?
Rectus femoris
Sartorius
What is the origon of the rectus femoris?
AIIS
Where does the rectus femoris insert?
Tibia via patella tendon
Where does the sartorius orginate?
ASIS
Where does the sartorius insert?
Tibia
What is the second function of the sartorius?
External rotation of him
What are the 5 hip adductors?
Adductor brevis Adductor longus Adductor magnus Pectineus Gracilis
What is the common origin of the hip adductors?
Inferior pubic rami
What are the insertions of the hip adductors?
Linea aspera
Pectineal line (P)
Tibia (G)
What are the clinical issues associated with hip adductors?
Adductor tendinopathy
Osteitis pubis
Spascitiy
What are the 3 hip abductors?
Gluteus minimus/gluteus medius
Tensor fascia lata
What is the origin of the gluteus minimus?
Iliac wing
Where does the gluteus minimus insert?
Greater trochanter of femur
Where does the tensor fascia lata originate?
Iliac crest
Where does the tensor fascia lata insert?
Lateral tibia via iliotibial tract