Hip Flashcards
Pubis makes up _____ of the acetabulum in what direction?
25% anterior
Describe the incomplete inferior rim of acetabulum
Acetabular notch, spanned by transverse acetabular ligament
Abnormally shallow acetabulum that leads to lack of fem head coverage
Acetabular dysplasi
Center edge angle for dysplasia
<16 degrees
Normal center edge angle
> 35 degrees
Implications of acetabular anteversion
Unstable hip
Implications of acetabular retroversion
Can lead to over-coverage, impingement between acetabulum and femoral head
Fibrocartilaginous ring that deepens the acetabulum
Labrum
4 roles of labrum
- Stability
- Increases contact area
- Decreases stress
- Allows mobility
Two ways to describe femoral shape
- Angle of inclination
2. Angle of torsion
Define angle of inclination
Frontal plane angle between femoral neck and shaft
Normal angle of inclination
125 degrees
Increase in angle of inclination
Coxa valga
Decrease in angle of inclination
Coxa vara
Define angle of torsion
Relative rotation between the neck and shaft in the transverse plane
Describe femoral anteversion and retroversion
Anteversion: femoral neck positioned more anteriorly relative to shaft
Retroversion: neck positioned more posteriorly relative to shaft
Normal femoral anteversion angle
15 degrees
How will someone with femoral anteversion compensate?
Pigeon toed