Hip Flashcards
Acetabulum
- formed by ilium, ischium and pubis
- positioned laterally, inferiorly and anterior
Hip joint
- articulation between acetabulum pelvis and head of femur
- ball and socket
- 3 degrees of freedom
- primary function is weight bearing
How to measure acetabulum depth
- Center edge angle
- decreased angle (dysplasia) - shallow - instability
- increase angle - more in socket - decreased ROM and impingement
Transverse acetabular lig
connects the two ends of the acetabulum
*BV pass under here
Head of the femur is covered in
hyaline cartilage - except the fovea - ligamentum teres which gives the blood supply
Angle of Inclination
- angle between head and neck & shaft of femur
- normal: 110-144
- greater trochanter in line with center of femoral head
- smaller in women bc wider hips
Coxa valga
- increased angle of inclination
- decrease the shear or bending force
- decreased distance between greater troch and head = smaller MA
- less femoral articulation - more dislocations
Coxa vara
- decrease angle
- can actually be a benefit
- less force to overcome bc larger MA of abductors
- increase bending (tensile force)
- if too much, causes neck fractures
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
Femoral torsion
- affects the knee and foot
- transverse place - head and neck –> condyles
- normal: 10-20
femoral anteversion
> 15-20 degrees
- increased IR decreased ER
- decreased joint stability
- decreased moment arm of abduction
femoral retroversion
< 15-20
- increased exernal rotation
- decreased internal
T of F: coxa valga and femoral anteroversion are found together
true
femoral anteversion may cause
toe-in gait because it turns whole femur medially, changing axis of flexion and extension for knee
Most congruent position of the hip
flexion, abduction external rotation
Hip joint capsule is thickened
anterosuperiorly
Capsular ligaments of the hip
- iliofemoral * primary
- pubofemoral - helps prevent lateral rotation
- ischiofemoral - help prevent medially rotation
- all are tight in extension
The hip joint can support ___ of BW
2/3 HAT
CLosed pack position of ligaments and capsule
extension, abductin and IR
-ligaments are tight , pulling head into acetabulum
When is the hip most vulnerable to posterior disloction
flexion and adductin - driving a car
Least capsuloligamentous tension
moderate flexion - slight abduction and midrotation
-assume if swelling
___ determines ___
stress / structure
___ lateral ___ medial
tension / compression