Hip Flashcards
What type of articulation is the hip?
Femoral-acetabular articulation
What is another name for the hip?
Coxofemoral joint
Which bones make up the hip joint?
Head of the femur and acetabulum of the pelvis
What type of joint is it?
A diarthrodial ball and socket joint
What is another name for this type of joint?
Enarthrodial
What is a diarthrodial or enarthrodial joint?
Multiaxial with three degrees of freedom
What is the hip joint designed for?
Maximal stability while providing considerable mobility
Which joint is more mobile shoulder or hip?
Shoulder, because the hip has a deeper socket arrangement
What are the primary function of the hip?
Weight bearing of the upper body during static and dynamic upright postures
Force transmission pathway for ground reaction forces
From what other pathologies can pain in the hip come from?
Lumbo-sacral region
Knee
Where can the hip pathologies refer pain?
Groin Anterior-medial-lateral thigh Knee Buttock (Foot /ankle)
When can hip pathologies be seen?
During gait
What is the resting position of the hip?
30 degrees Flexion
30 degrees abduction
0 degrees or slight ER
What is the closed packed position of the hip and what phase of gait does it occur?
Extension
Internal Rotation
Abduction
During Terminal Stance
What is the capsular pattern of the hip and what angle is it in?
When the capsule is tight due to the ligaments
Flexion
Abduction
Medial (internal) rotation
What type of pattern does the acetabular bone have?
Concave pattern
What is the acetabulum’s orientation?
Lateral
Anterior
Inferior
What type of articular surface the acetabulum have and what is it covered with?
Horseshoes-shape articular surface
Covered in hyaline cartilage
What finishes the horseshoes articulation of the acetabulum?
Deep acetabular fossa that contains a synovial covered fibroelastic fat pad
What deepens the socket increasing the concavity?
Acetabular labrum
A wedge shaped fibro-cartilage
Inferior to transverse acetabular ligament
What pattern does the femoral head make?
Distal convex articular pattern
2/3 of a sphere
What is the femoral head fully lined with?
Hyaline cartilage except for the fovea capitus
What is the common orientation of the femur?
Medial
Anterior
Superior
What is the capsule of the hip?
Strong and Dense
Contributes to joint stability
Where does the capsule of the hip attach?
Proximally to entire rim of the acetabulum and distally to the base of the femoral neck
What does the capsule of the hip form?
Zona Orbicularis (orbital zone) Due to multilayering
Where is the capsule thick and thin?
Thick-Anteriosuperiorly
Thin-Loosely attached Posterioinferioly
What does the capsule of the hip restrict?
Joint distraction
What is the capsule of the hip reinforced by?
Strong ligaments
What is the capsule considered as?
Extensive synovial lining
What do the ligaments of the hip do?
Contribute to stability
Where are the ligaments located?
2 anterior
1 posterior
What are the primary ligaments of the hip?
Iliofemoral (y ligament of bigelow)
Ischialfemoral
Pubofemoral
What are the additional ligaments of the hip?
Ligament of the head of the femur (ligamentum teres)
Transverse acetabular ligament
When are the ligaments strong?
When pulled fast
Where are the iliofemoral ligament attachments?
Proximal-Lower portion of ASIS. Area on ilium proximal to superior and posteriosuperior rim of Acetabulum
Distal-Intertrochanteric line
Lateral-anterior aspect of greater trochanter
Medial-Anterior portion of the lesser trochanter
What does the iliofemoral ligament primarily do?
Checks extension and internal rotation
Where does the ischiofemoral ligament attach?
Proximal-Area on ischium, posterior and inferior to rim of acetabulum
Distal- Posterior superior aspect of the neck of femur near greater trochanter
Which way do the ischiofemoral fibers run?
Upward and laterally
What does the Ishciofemoral ligament do?
Pulls tight on extension and internal rotation