Hip Assessment

Question 1

What type of joint is the hip?

Answer 1

MULTI-AXIAL

BALL AND SOCKET

Question 2

Where does the head of the femur rest?

Answer 2

ACETABULUM

Question 3

Define the hips’ closed packed position?

Answer 3

HIP IN MAX EXTENSION + MEDIAL ROTATION + ABDUCTION

Question 4

Define the hips’ loose packed position?

Answer 4

HIP IN 30 DEGREES FLEXION + ABDUCTION + SLIGHT LATERAL ROTATION

Question 5

What is the symphesis pubis made up of?

Answer 5

FIBROCARTILAGINOUS DISC

Question 6

What is it called when one innominate is congenitally smaller than the other?

Answer 6

HEMIPELVIS

Question 7

Define pelvic obliquity?

Answer 7

ONE ASIS HIGHER THAN THE OTHER; PSIS

Question 8

What is unilateral posterior saggital rotation of the ilium called?

Answer 8

NUTATION

Question 9

What is unilateral anterior saggital rotation of the ilium called?

Answer 9

CONTRA-NUTATION

Question 10

What do you rule out when testing the hip?

Answer 10

KNEE - FLEX + EXT with OVERPRESSURE
+
L-SPINE - FLEX + SIDE BEND + ROT with overpressure
(also test SPINE EXTENSION WITHOUT OVERPRESSURE)