Hip & Thigh Flashcards
Hip joint “Major actions”
Acetabulum & Proximal end of femur
Parts of Acetabulum
1)Acetabular fossa: the center
2)ACETABULAR LABRUM: Stabilizes the head of femur
3)Lunate surface: Articulates with head of femur
4)Acetabular foramen “notch”
5)Transverse Acetabular ligament: helps the ACETABULAR LABRUM to inferiorly bridge across the Acetabular notch by the (transverse ligament)
Angle between neck & shaft (NSA)
<120 = Vara (decreased angle)
- Knees knock in (Valgus)
125= Normal
> 140 = Varsus (increased angle)
- Knees bow out (Vargas)
Ligament of the head of femur (Ligamentum teres)
- flat band of connective tissue
- attaches at one end of the fovea to the head of femur & at the other end to the Acetabular fossa, transverse ligament, & margins of the Acetabular notch
- carries a small branch of the obturator artery, which contributed to the blood supply of the head of the femur
Fibrous membrane
- Gives stability to joint
*Encloses hip joint
[Attached to the margin of the acetabulum, the transverse Acetabular ligament & the adjacent margin of the obturator foramen. Laterally attached to the intertrochanteric line on the anterior aspect of femur & to the neck of femur proximal to the intertochanteric crest on the posterior side]
Major Blood supply of hip
Medial & Lateral Circumflex arteries
- enter the joint from the neck of the femur
Fracture of the neck of femur can cause
Avascular necrosis, leading to a total hip replacement or Hemiarthroplasty
Hemiarthroplasty
Replacement of the femoral head ONLY
Total hip replacement
Replacement of the femur head & Acetabular component
3 CAPSULAR ligaments that reinforce FIBROUS MEMBRANE
*Iliofemoral (STRONGEST )
*Pubofemoral
*Ischiofemoral
*Iliofemoral (STRONGEST ) ligaments
*Pubofemoral ligaments
*Ischiofemoral ligaments
Orientation
Fibers oriented in SPIRAL around hip
- become tight in extension
Hip open-packed position
Flexion: 30 degrees
Abduction: 30degrees
Slight external rotation
Capsular ligaments
Looser when flexed 30 degrees
Become Tight in extension (standing straight)
Iliofemoral ligament
Anterior of hip joint
Pubofemoral ligament
Anteriorinferior of hip joint