Hip Joint Flashcards
makeup of joint
ball and socket
movement
multiaxial
multiaxial movements
flexion-extension
abduction-adduction
medial-lateral
circumduction
type of joint
synovial
synovial joint components
strong capsule
external fibrous layer
internal membranous layer
which part of the femur fractures
neck
what deepens the acetabulum
acetabular labrum (fibrocartilage)
what are the ligaments comprised of?
fibrous layer of joint capsule
four ligaments in this joint
iliofemoral (anterior)
pubofemoral
ischiofemoral (posterior)
ligamentum teres (ligament to head of femur)
role of ligaments in this joint
strength joint capsule
two blood supplies
- medial and lateral circumflex femoral arteries
- artery to head of femur
where do medial and lateral circumflex femoral arteries come from?
deep femoral artery
what do the medial and lateral circumflex femoral arteries give off
retinacular arteries
what is the artery to the head of femur a branch of
obturator
how does the artery to head of femur get there?
travels in ligament to head of femur
