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Hip Joint Flashcards

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Sacroiliac joint (SI)

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  • Designed for force transmission and weight-bearing
  • Articulating bony surfaces are irregular
  • Limited motion
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Sacroiliac joint (SI) is located between

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  • L-shaped auricular surface of ilium and sacrum (S1-3)
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Irregular articulating bony surfaces of sacroiliac joint

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  • Increase friction and congruency
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Limited motion of sacroiliac joint

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  • 2 degrees of rotation

- 2mm of translation

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2 parts of sacroiliac joint

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  • Anterior planar (synovial joint)

- Posterior syndesmosis (fibrous joint)

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Anterior planar (synovial joint)

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  • Auricular surfaces
  • Sacral surface covered by hyaline cartilage
  • Ilium surface covered by fibrocartilage
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Ligaments of the sacroiliac joint

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  • Anterior (ventral) sacroiliac
  • Interosseous sacroiliac
  • Poster (dorsal) sacroiliac
  • Iliolumbar
  • Sacrotuberous
  • Sacrospinous
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Anterior (ventral) sacroiliac ligament

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  • Thickening of anterior joint capsule
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Interosseous sacroiliac ligament

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  • Connect tuberosities of sacrum/ilium

- Posterior/superior to joint

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Posterior (dorsal) sacroiliac

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  • Overlies interosseous ligament posteriorly

- Connects intermediate/lateral crest of sacrum of S1,2 to PSIS and internal lip of iliac crest

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Long posterior (dorsal) sacroiliac ligament

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  • S3,4 to PSIS
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Iliolumbar ligament

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  • L4,5 to iliac crest, sacral ala and anterior sacroiliac ligament
  • Primarily supports lumbosacral joint (L5/S1)
  • Also supports SI joint
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Sacrotuberous ligament

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  • Broad attachment to PSIS, posterior sacroiliac ligaments, dorsolateral sacrum and coccyx
  • Attaches to ischial tuberosity
    Glut max, piriformis, biceps femoris, semitendinosus muscles attach
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Sacrospinous ligaments

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  • Attaches from ischial spine to lateral margin of sacrum/coccyx
  • Anterior to sacrotuberous ligament
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Ligaments that resist nutation

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  • Sacrotuberous
  • Sacrospinous
  • Anterior and interosseous SI
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Nutation

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  • Anterior/inferior motion of sacral base
  • Posterior/superior motion of coccyx
  • There is concurrent superior rotation of pelvis (weight-bearing)
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Counternutation

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  • The opposite motion of nutation
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Ligaments resisting counternutation

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  • Long posterior (dorsal) sacroiliac ligament
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Blood supply to SI joint

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  • Superior gluteal
  • Iliolumbar
  • Lateral sacral
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Innervation of the SI joint (variable among individuals)

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  • Primarily dorsal rami L4-S3(4)
  • Vental rami L5-S2
  • Superior gluteal nerve
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Pubic symphysis

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  • Articular surfaces of pubis are covered by hyaline cartilage
  • Fibrocartilage disc connects the 2 pubic bones (symphysis joint)
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Pubic symphysis joint functional classification

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  • Amphiarthrosis joint
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Superior pubic ligament

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  • Attaches to pubic bones superiorly

- Extend out to pubic tubercles

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Inferior pubic ligaments

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  • Also called arcuate pubic ligament

- Extends out to inferior pubic rami

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Hip joint

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  • Ball and socket (spheroid)

- Synovial joint (diarthrosis)

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Hip joint movements

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  • Triplanar motion

- Flex/ext/ab/add/int & ext rot/circumduction

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Hip movement from the anatomical position

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  • Adduction is more limited than abduction

- Lateral rotation is stronger than medial rotation

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Hip joint articulates between

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  • Femoral head and acetabulum (lunate surface)
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Hip joint socket

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  • Stable
  • More than ½ of femoral head fits into “socket”
  • Anterior femoral head has less coverage of acetabulum
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Acetabular fossa (cotyloid fossa) filled with

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  • Fat

- Ligament of the head of the femur

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Acetabular labrum

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  • Fibrocartilage attached to acetabular rim
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Acetabular labrum function

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  • Deepens socket
  • Shock absorber
  • Decrease stress between
  • Helps create negative pressure (sealing function)
  • Distributes compressive loads
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Joint capsule attaches proximally to

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  • Rim of acetabulum

- Transverse acetabular ligament

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Joint capsule attaches distally to

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  • Intertrochanteric line anteriorly
  • Extends to mid neck posteriorly (doesn’t attach firmly to bone)
  • Lateral half of neck is extracapsular posteriorly
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Muscles that attach to the hip capsule

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  • Gluteus minimus
  • Iliocapsularis
  • Indirect head of rectus femoris
  • Obturator externus
  • Conjoint tendon of hip
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Conjoint tendon of hip

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  • Obturator internus
  • Superior and inferior gemelli
  • Also known as the triceps coxae
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Synovium

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  • Lines capsule and all structures within the capsule except for articular cartilage
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Ligaments of the hip joint

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  • Extracapsular (extrinsic)
  • Iliofemoral
  • Pubofemoral
  • Ischiofemoral
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Extracapsular (extrinsic) ligaments

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  • Reinforce joint capsule
  • Spiraling shaped fibers “screw” head into acetabulum
  • All resist hip extension and anterior translation of femoral head
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Iliofemoral (Y-ligament, ligament of Bigelow)

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  • Strongest ligament in the hip

- Splits into 2 bands

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Iliofemoral (Y-ligament, ligament of Bigelow) proximal attachment

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  • AIIS

- Iliac portion of acetabular rim

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Iliofemoral (Y-ligament, ligament of Bigelow) two bands

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  • Upper (lateral) band

- Lower (medial) band

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Upper (lateral) band of iliofemoral ligament

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  • Attaches to superior intertrochanteric line

- Resists extension and external rotation

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Lower (medial) band of iliofemoral ligament

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  • Attaches to inferior intertrochanteric line

- Resists extension and external rotation

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Pubofemoral ligament

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  • Attaches to pubic part of acetabular rim/obturator crest
  • Blends with joint capsule/iliofemoral ligament
  • Resists extension and abduction/external rotation
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Ischiofemoral ligament

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  • Ischial part of acetabular rim to capsule around femoral neck
  • Resists extension and internal rotation
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Zona orbicularis

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  • Circular fibers from the capsular ligaments for a collar around the neck
  • Not directly attached to bone
  • “Locking ring”
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Zona orbicularis function

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  • Aids in holding femoral head into acetabulum

- Resists distraction

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Intracapsular ligaments

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  • Ligament of head of the femur

- Transverse acetabular ligament

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Ligament of head of the femur other names

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  • Ligamentum teres femoris
  • Round ligament of the femur
  • Ligamentum capitis femoris
  • Foveal ligament
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Intracapsular ligament

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  • Located at the acetabular fossa
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Ligamentum capitis femoris

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  • Secondary stabilization function of normal hip

- More important stabilizer in pathological hip

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Ligamentum capitis femoris is a conduit for

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  • Artery to head of the femur and nerves

- Functions in proprioception

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Ligamentum capitis femoris attaches

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  • Margin of acetabular notch/transverse acetabular ligament

- Fovea capitis on the femur

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Transverse acetabular ligament

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  • Attaches to edges of acetabular notch

- Creates foramen for vessel passage

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Iliocapsularis origin

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  • Anterior inferior iliac spine

- Anterior hip capsule

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Iliocapsularis insertion

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  • Below lesser trochanter

- Sometimes iliopfemoral ligament and/or intertrochanteric line

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Iliocapsularis innervation

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  • Femoral nerve
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Iliocapsularis function

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  • Raise the capsule with hip flexion

- Stabilize the hip

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Iliocapsularis becomes hypertophied with

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  • Dysplastic hips (insufficient acetabular coverage)
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Trochanteric bursa

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  • Between gluteus maximus muscle and lateral aspect of greater trochanter
  • Associated with “hip bursitis”
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Hip bursitis

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  • Point tenderness
  • Lateral thigh/gluteal pain
  • Pain with ext rotation and extension
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Ischial bursa

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  • Between glut max and ischial tuberosity

- Prolonged sitting in a position that puts increased pressure on ischial tuberosity

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Gluteofemoral bursa

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  • Between glut max (IT band) and vastus lateralis
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Gluteus medius bursa

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  • Between gluteus medius and superior greater trochanter

- These are not the only ones

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Blood supply to the hip joint

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  • Trochanteric anastomosis
  • Primarily from retinacular arteries from the ascending branches of medial and lateral femoral circumflex arteries
  • Medial femoral circumflex is major supplier in the adult
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Medial femoral circumflex as the major supplier in the adult

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  • High risk of avascular necrosis with femoral neck fracture
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Hip joint blood supply in the child

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  • Obturator is major supplier

- (Artery to the head of the femur)

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Artery to the head of the femur

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  • Branch of acetabular artery (from posterior branch of obturator or MFC)
  • Important in younger children (< 3)
  • Not a major supplier in the adult
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Nerve supply to hip joint

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  • Posterior division of femoral
  • Sciatic
  • Superior gluteal
  • Anterior branch of obturator nerve
  • Accessory obturator nerve can innervate if present
  • Nerve to quadratus femoris
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Avascular necrosis of femoral head

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  • Interruption of blood supply to the femoral head resulting in ischemia
  • Osteocyte death and necrosis of the tissue (superolateral femoral head)
  • Can lead to femoral head collapse
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Traumatic causes of avascular necrosis of femoral head

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  • Trauma resulting in hip dislocation/subluxation or femoral neck fracture
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Non-traumatic causes of vascular necrosis of femoral head

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  • Excessive corticosteroid and alcohol use most common
  • Hematological disease
  • Many others
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Imaging modalities for detecting avascular necrosis of the femoral head

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  • Plain radiographs

- MRI is most sensitive and specific

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Thigh/hip flexors

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  • Flexors
  • Iliacus and psoas major (iliopsoas)
  • Rectus femoris
  • Sartorius
  • Tensor fascia latae
  • Pectineus
  • Adductor longus
  • Adductor brevis
  • Adductor magnus
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Thigh/hip extensors

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  • Extensors
  • Gluteus maximus
  • Biceps femoris long head
  • Semitendinosus
  • Semimembranosus
  • Adductor magnus, hamstring part
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Thigh/hip abductors

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  • Abductors
  • Gluteus medius
  • Gluteus minimus
  • Tensor fascia latae
  • Piriformis
  • Sartorius
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Thigh/hip lateral (external) rotators

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  • Gluteus maximus
  • Piriformis
  • Obturator internus
  • Superior gemellus
  • Inferior gemellus
  • Quadratus femoris
  • Obturator externus
  • Sartorius
  • Gluteus medius and minimus
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Thigh/hip medial (internal) rotators

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  • Medial (internal) rotators
  • Tensor fascia latae
  • Gluteus medius
  • Gluteus minimus
  • Pectineus
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Thigh/hip adductors

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  • Adductors
  • Pectineus
  • Adductor longus
  • Adductor brevis
  • Adductor magnus
  • Gracilis
  • Quadratus femoris
  • Obturator externus

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