Hip And Gluteal Region Flashcards
What are the attachment sites for hip abductors, lateral rotators and extensors?
Greater trochanter, lesser trochanter, intertrochanteric crest
Which ligament anchors the femoral head to the fossa?
Ligament of the head of the femur
What is the name of the rim of cartilage lining the acetabular fossa?
Acetabular labrum
What is the joint classification of the acetabulum?
Ball and socket - multi-axial joint
What are the movements of the hip joint in the sagittal plane?
Flexion and extension
What are the movements of the hip at the coronal plane?
Abduction and adduction
What are the movements of the hip joint at the transverse plane?
Medial and lateral rotation, axial rotation when the hip is flexed, circumduction
Which three extracapsular ligaments reinforce the hip joint?
Pubofemoral, ischiofemoral and iliofemoral
What do each of the three extracapsular ligaments prevent?
Pubofemoral: prevents over-abduction
Iliofemoral: prevents hyperextension and lateral rotation
Ischiofemoral: prevents medial rotation
When the hip is _________, the ligaments move the femoral head closer into the fossa
Extended
When the hip is _________, the ligaments make the femoral head and fossa less tightly packed
Flexed
What does impact to the knee with a flexed hip lead to?
Posterior hip dislocation
Which blood vessel supply the hip joint, femoral head and neck?
The medial and lateral circumflex femoral arteries
Which blood vessel from the obturator artery supplies the femoral head?
Foveal artery
Which clinical condition is linked to trauma that interrupts the circumflex ring and/or the foveal artery?
Avascular necrosis of the femoral head
What is the most superficial gluteal muscle?
Gluteus maximus