Hip and Thigh Assessment Flashcards
Hip region includes:
- spine
- pelvis
- joint
- thigh
- butt
Hip joint is the _____, most ____ joint.
- largest
- stable
Pain can be referred to the hip region by…
- the SI joints
- by the L-spine –> nerve root
- by the knee, ankle, foot
Unless there was direct trauma to the hip, examine…
- all joints along with the hip joint
- add LE quadrant scan (new assessment)
Acetabulofemoral joint (hip) includes:
- ball & socket joint
- head of femur with acetabulum of pelvis (ilium, pubis, ischium)
Hip joint maximum stability due to:
- bony configuration (deep ball & socket)
- strong ligaments & capsule
- deep labrum
- strong muscles
Hip joint mobility is due to:
strong muscles
Hip function:
- support weight of body (stability vs mobility)
- retaining balance in static postures (sit, stand)
- retaining balance in dynamic postures (functional movement)
Hip joint is what type of joint? Motion in which planes?
- multi-axial ball & socket joint
- motion in all 3 planes (frontal, sagittal, longitudinal)
Movements of the hip joint:
- flexion
- extension
- lateral or external rotation
- medial or internal rotation
- abduction
- adduction
Degrees of ROM needs to be taken for:
- flex-extension
- abd-adduction
- external-internal rotation
____ of hip affects ROM. Why?
- position
- static stabilizers
Capsule:
- dense
- strong
- increases stability in all ranges
Ligaments:
strengthens joint
2 types of ligaments:
- extracapsular
- intracapsular
Extracapsular ligaments attach ____ to ____ in ___ shape twisting around the joint.
- pelvis
- femur
- Y
Extracapsular ligaments prevents _____ ____ in ____ ranges.
- excessive ROMs
- all
Functions of extracapsular ligaments:
- standing = prevents trunk from falling back
- sitting = relaxed (pelvic tilts back)
Intracapsular ligament functions:
- channels small artery to head of femur
- prevents further displacement if dislocated
Acetabular labrum:
ring shaped fibrocartilaginous lip
Bursa:
fluid filled sacs
Bursas aid ____, but can be _____.
- mobility
- injured
Bursae in the hip:
- iliopsoas bursa
- trochanteric bursa
- gluteus medius bursa
- ischiogluteal bursa
2 types of nerves going through the hip:
- spinal nerves
- peripheral nerves