Lower extremity joints Flashcards
What provides attachment of the ligamentum teres?
hip joint
What artery sends a branch through the acetabular notch into the ligamentum teres to the head of the femur?
obturator artery
What can a femoral neck fracture cause?
avascular necrosis
What surrounds the inside of the capsule, acetabular labrum, and covers the ligamentum teres?
synovial membrane
What ligament is Y shaped, connects anterior inferior iliac spine to the intertrochanteric line, and is tense in extension?
iliofemoral ligament
What ligament is deep to the ileofemoral ligament and connects the iliopubic eminence to the undersurface of the femoral neck, and is tense in abduction?
pubofemoral ligament
What ligament is on the posterior hip that in spiral fashion connections the ischium below the acetabulum to the back of the femoral neck and is tense in abduction?
ischiofemoral ligament
What are the two types of hip dislocations?
congenital and traumatic
What is most vulnerable to dislocation in the hip?
medially roated, adducted hip w/ posterior and superior dislocation and rim of acetabulum could be fractured
What’s the hip joint arterial supply?
- femoral artery –> femoral circumflex arteries (medial, lateral, and wind around femur) and
- profunda femoris artery (passes btwn pectinus and adductor longus) perforating supplies hamstrings
they anastomose w/ each other including circumflex and gluteal arteries
What is the main supply of the femoral head?
retinacular vessels which arise from the trochanteric area – medial and lateral femoral circumflex arteries and pass around in 3 groups: posterosuperior, posteroinferior, and small, anterior retinacular arteries
Where do fractures of the femoral neck occur?
intracapsular (may disrupt blood supply) or extracapsular
usually elderly!
What are the 3 subjoints of the knee joint?
1) patella and front of lower end of femur
2) lateral femoral condyle and lateral tibial condyle
3) btwn medial femoral condyle and medial tibial condyle
Why is the capsule absent on the front of the knee?
permits the membrane to pouch upward forming suprapateller bursa
What are the knee ligaments?
1) Patellar ligament, connecting apex of patella to tibia
2) LCL –fibula
3) MCL – tibia
4) ACL – tense in hyperextension, limits tibia displacement
5) PCL - stronger, attached to posterior
What is attached to the medial collateral ligament making it more susceptible to injury?
medial mensci
lateral meniscus does not have attachment so tears are less common