hip Flashcards
what joint type is the hip?
- ball and socket
- multiaxial
what is pelvis made up of?
- two innominate bones
- made of bones fused together; ilium, pubis and ischium
what is in-between the pelvis?
- sacrum
what cartilaginous joint joins bones in pelvis?
- pubic synthesis
- sacroiliac joints on either side
describe movement allowed at the hip
- little bit of movement
- can widen ; stable ring
what is the small hole in the middle of pelvis?
- pelvic inlet
what is the ilium? describe the iliac crest- ASIS and PSIS
- large part of pelvis at the top
- iliac crest runs all the way across the top ; at front it ends at anterior superior iliac spine and at back ends at posterior superior iliac spine
where and what is the ischium? which part do you sit on?
- at the back
- sit on ischial tuberosity which is at the very bottom and allows muscle attachments e.g. hamstrings via roughened bump
where is the pubis and describe it - where can you palpate?
- at the front; superior and inferior pubic rami come together to meet in V shape bone
- can palpate pubic tubercle (top at front) ; press down abdominals until you hit firm ridge
what is the head of the femur? what is it covered by?
- ball part of the joint that sits inside acetabulum
- covered in smooth cartilage
what is the dimple on top of head of femur? what does this allow to attach?
- fovea
- ligament attaches with blood supply in articular surface
what is acetabulum? what is the smooth section called?
- socket part of joint
- no smooth cartilage but smooth section in C shape called lunate surface
what does more force mean?
- greater congruency and percentage of contact
what does neck of femur contain?
bony landmarks for muscle attachment
- greater trochanter located laterally
- lesser trochanter located medially
what is the shaft of the femur? what bone is it?
runs all the way down to patella
- long bone
what attaches to adductor tubercle?
- adductor magnus in order to bring leg inwards
what are the three differences between male and female pelvic girdle?
m= higher iliac crest; f= lower iliac crest
m= pelvic inlet heart shape; f= circular shape
m= pubic rami come together in a V shape; f= angle between rami is wider
what does synovial membrane wrap around and what does it secrete?
- wraps around synovial joint
- secretes synovial fluid
what is the role of synovia fluid ?
- lubricate joint so moves smoothly and for nutrition as cartilage doesn’t contain a blood supply
where does acetabulum labarum sit ?
- sits all the way around the edge of acetabulum
what is the role of the acetabulum labarum?
- extends the socket to increase stability, congruence and fit between ball and socket
where does joint capsule sit and what’s its role?
- goes around entirety of hip
- thicker than membrane so provides support and stability
how are the fibres aligned in the joint capsule?
- straight across at the front from femur to innominate bone
- at back more twisted
what happens to the fibres during extension?
- close packed
- tightening and wrapping together
- more stable
how are the fibres aligned in flexion?
- loosely packed
- less stable
what are the three types of fibres?
- longitudinal, oblique and ocular
what fibres run between femur and innominate bone?
- longitudinal
what fibres run at an angle and around?
- oblique
what fibres loop in and out and don’t cross? explain what its for
- ocular
- doesn’t bridge gap between two bones but provides more support
what are extracapsular structures?
- provide support on outside; tightening for extension; loosening for flexion