Gluteal region, hip and thigh Flashcards
What are the 4 phases of walking?
Heel strike, support, toe-off, swing/carry through
What part of the pelvic girdle is part of the axial skeleton?
Sacrum
If a limb is shortened, flexed, adducted and can be internally rotated, what type of dislocation is it?
Posterior dislocation
If a limb is abducted, externally rotated, what type of dislocation is it?
Anterior dislocation
What is the function of the sacroiliac joints?
They are synovial joints which transmit weight of body to the hip bones.
How are the Sciatic foramen formed?
Sciatic foramen formed by the borders of the sacrospinous and sacrotuberous ligaments
Which muscles attach to the greater trochanter?
Attachment for very strong muscles
(gluteus medius and minimus) that stabilise the pelvis on the lower limb during walking
Which muscle attaches to the lesser trochanter?
Attachment point for iliopsoas – powerful hip flexor
What is Wolff’s law?
Bone is deposited and reabsorbed in accordance with the stresses placed upon it (it is able to remodel)
What surrounds the acetabulum?
The acetabular labrum is a horseshoe shaped fibrocartilage rim of tissue that surrounds the acetabulum
Can get impinged within joint causing pain on movement
What does the synovial membrane of the hip joint do?
Synovial membrane of the hip joint attaches to the margins of the articular surfaces of the femur and acetabulum
Membrane forms a tubular covering which lines the inside of the fibrous membrane of the joint
What 3 ligaments reinforce the external surface of the fibrous membrane and stabilize the hip joint? and when are they the tightest?
Iliofemoral, Pubofemoral and Ischiofemoral ligaments. When standing
What is the consequence of an intracapsular femoral neck fracture?
Intra-capsular femoral neck fractures can disrupt blood supply to femoral head
Avascular necrosis of femoral head can result from intra-capsular fracture
What is the blood supply to the femoral head?
Circumflex femoral arteries surround the femoral neck and pass through retinacular fibres of the joint capsule to the femoral head. These are vulnerable to interruption from injury
What does the Artery of ligament of head of femur supply?
this artery only supplies small region of the joint articular surface
It is NOT big enough to provide blood supply to femoral head, if circumflex branches are lost
Name the nerves, blood supply and main function of the anterior thigh compartment.
Femoral nerve (L2 – L4)
Femoral artery
Hip Flexor / Knee Extension
Name the nerves, blood supply and main function of the posterior thigh compartment.
Sciatic nerve (L4 – S3) Tibial nerve (L5, S1)
Branches of Deep Femoral (Profunda Femoris)
Hip Extension / Knee Flexion
Name the nerves, blood supply and main function of the medial thigh compartment.
Obturator nerve (L2 – L4)
Obturator artery
Hip adductors
What fascia covers the thigh?
Fascia lata
What is the iliotibial tract (ITT)? and what is its function? Which muscle attaches to it? What vein runs close to it?
Iliotibial tract (ITT) is a lateral thickening of fascia lata
ITT acts as a muscle attachment point
ITT assists in knee extension & stability
Much of your Gluteus Maximus inserts into the ITT
Saphenous veins run superficial to the fascia
Which nerve innervates gluteus maximus?
Inferior gluteal nerve (L5 - S2)
Which nerve innervates gluteus medius and minimus?
Superior gluteal nerve (L4 – S1)
What do the gluteal muscles allow you to carry out?
Stair climbing and arising from chairs
Damage to the gluteus medius and minimus results in what?
Damage/paralysis can lead to Trendelenburg sign and lurch when walking