Lower limb Flashcards
Limb bud formation
week 4 upper
week 5 lower
Hip bone fusion
starts 15-7, complete 20-25
ischiopubic ramus 9
Intertrochanteric line and crest
line ant
crest post
angle of inclination
135 3y
126 adult
120 old
smaller women
Talus articulates
no muscular or tendinous attachments
articulates tib fib, calcaneous and navic
Calcaneous articulates
talus and cuboid
Cuboid articulates
calcaneous, navicular, L cuneiform, 4,5 metatarsals
lat groove for tendon peroneus longus
Navicular articulates
talus, cuneiform, cuboid
attaches ligaments of arch of foot
iliotibial tract
lateral thickening
shared aponeurosis TFL and glut max
attaches lateral tubercle of tibia
Great saphenous vein course
ant to med maleolus, post medial condyle femur, in saphenous opening fascia lata
small saphenous vein course
post lateral maleoulus
through dep fascia mid fibula
between heads gastroc
joins popliteal
deep veins leg
dorsal venous arch -> ant tibial
plantars -> post tibial and fibular
all then to popliteal
Lymph drainage leg
with great saphenous vein to superficial inguinal and external iliac
with small saphenous / deep to popliteal to deep inguinal
Innervation dorsum foot
lateral sural
medial malleolus saphenous
rest superficial peroneal/ fibular except web 1st toe deep
Innervation sole of foot
calcaneal
lat plantar - also nail bed lat 1.5
med plantar - also nail bed med 3.5
Femoral cutaneous innervation leg
anterior cutaneous - ant med thigh
saphenous - med leg and foot
Key dermatomes lower limb
L3 knee
L5 sole of foot
S1 lat foot and leg
S2 back of leg
S2/3 penis
S3 what you sit on
Hip adduction/ abduction
add L234
ab L5S1
Hip int/ext rot
Ankle inversion/ eversion
int/ inv L45
Ext / evers L5S1
Pectineus attachment
superior pubic ramus to pectineal line femur
Pectineus innervation and action
Femoral and obturator
hip flexion and adduction
Psoas major attachment
T12-L5 and all L TPs to lesser trochanter femur
Psoas major and minor innervation and action
L1,2 anterior rami
hip flexion + vertebral flexion
Psoas minor attachment
T12-L1 to iliopubic eminence via iliopectineal arch and pecton pubis
Iliacus attachment
iliac crest and fossa to tendon psoas major and lesser trochanter
Iliacus innervation and action
femoral L2,3
hip flexion
Sartorius attachment
ASIS to superior medial tibia via pes anserinus
Sartorius innervation and action
Femoral L23
flexion, abduction, external rotation
Quadriceps femoris muscles and innervation
Femoral nerve
rectus femoris
Vastus - lateralis, intermedialis, medialis
Rectus femoris insertion
anterior inferior iliac spine
Vastus lateralis insertion
greater trochanter femur
Vastus intermedialis insertion
anteriior and lateral surfaces shaft femur
Vastus medialis insertion
intertrochanteric line
Medial thigh muscles not supplied by obturator
pectineus - femoral
adductor magnus hamstring portion - sciatic
Adductor innervation and action
obturator + sciatic for hamstring part magnus
Adduction + extension with magnus
Adductor insertion
inferior pubic ramus to
brevis - pectineal line and linea aspera
longus - linea aspera
magnus - supracondylar and adductor tubercle
Gracillis insertion
body and inf ramus pubis to sup tibia medially via pes anserinus
Gracillis innervation and action
obturator
adduction, flex knee, medial rot
Obturator externus attachment
obturator foramen and membrane to trochanteric fossa femur
Obturator externus innervation and action
obturator
lateral rotation thigh
stabilise head of femur
Pes anserinus
tendon attaching to medial superior tibia
made of sartorius, semitendinous and gracillis
Borders and contents femoral triangle
Borders: inguinal ligament, sartorius, adductor longus
Contents NAVL, saphenous vein joins, femoral nerve splits
lunate lymph node
Femoral sheath formed from
transversalis and iliopsoas fascia
Femoral sheath contains
femoral vein and artery and femoral canal with come lymph vessels
Femoral canal borders
lat - septum
post - pectineus and sup ramus
med - lacunar lig
ant - inguinal lig
Femoral artery course
mid ing lig
femoral triangle
adductor canal
through adductor hiatus and becomes popliteal
Profunda femoris course
inf to ing lig in femoral triangle from femoral
between pectineus and adductor longus
posterior to adductor longus on medial femur - gives off 3-4 perforating arteries
Medial circumflex femur course
from profunda med post
between pectineus and iliopsoas
gives off retinacular
main supplier head and neck femur
Lateral circumflex femur course
ascending, descending and transverse branches
deep to sartorius and rectus femoris
Obturator artery course
80% from internal iliac, 20% from inferior epigastric
through obturator foramen to medial thigh
Splits into A and P - go either side of adductor brevis
Relationship femoral vein to artery
distal vein is posterolateral
mid point is posterior
prox is medial
Contents adductor canal
Femoral vain and artery
Saphenous nerve
Nerve to vastus medialis
Adductor canal borders
ant and lat - vastus medialis
post - adductor longus and magnus
medial and roof - sartorius
Cruciate anastomosis femoral head
transverse medial circumflex
transverse lateral circumflex
ascending branch 1st perforating
descending inferior gluteal
Ligaments making sciatic foramen
sacrotuberous - converts notch into foramen
sacrospinous - converts foramen into sup and inf
Superficial gluteal muscles
TFL, glut med, min and max
all supplied by superior gluteal nerve except glut max which is supplied by inf gluteal
TFL insertion and action
ASIS to iliotibial tract
abduct and medially rotate
Gluteus medius insertion and action
between post and ant gluteal lines to lat surface greater trochanter
abducts and medially rotate
Gluteus minimus insertion and action
between ant and inf gluteal lines to ant surface greater trochanter
abducts and medial rotation
Gluteus maximus insertion and action
Ilium, sacrum, coccyx and sacrotuberous ligament to iliotibial tract
extends thigh, external rotation, standing
Deep gluteal muscles
lateral rotation and stability +- abduction
insert near intratrochanteric crest (post)
piriformis
obturator internus
inferior and superior gemilli
quadratus femoris
Piriformis insertion, action, innervation
ant sacrum, sarotuberous lig to superior border greater trochanter
lat rot, abduct
s1+2
Obturator internus insertion, action, innervation
obturator membrane to medial surface greater trochanter
lat rot and abduct
inferior obturator