MSK 6 - Lower Limbs 2 Flashcards
What is the pelvic girdle?
The pelvic girdle is a bony ring consisting of the sacrum and right and left hip bones, joined anteriorly at the pubic symphysis and posteriorly by the sacroiliac joints.
What makes up the pelvic girdle?
- Left and right hip bones
- Joint anteriorly by pubic symphysis
- Joined posteriorly by sacroiliac joints
What is A?
Greater sciatic foramen
What is B?
Sacrotuberous ligament
What is C?
Sacrospinous ligament
What is D?
Lesser sciatic foramen
Which sciatic foramen is the route for structures entering or leaving the pelvis?
Greater sciatic foramen
Which sciatic foramen is a route for structures entering or leaving the perineum?
Lesser sciatic foramen
How can the posterior muscles of gluteal region be organised?
Superficial and deep layer:
- deep layer performs external rotation and provide stability
What is 1?
Gluteus maximus
What is 2?
Gluteus medius
What is 3?
Gluteus minimuis
What is 4?
Tensor fascia lata
What are the gluteal muscles?
- Gluteus maximus
- Gluteus medius
- Gluteus minimus
- Tensor fascia lata
What is the innervation of:
- gluteus maximus
- gluteus medius
- glutius minimus
- tensor fascia lata
- Gluteus maximus
- Inferior gluteal nerve (L5 - S2)
- Gluteus medius
- Superior gluteal nerve (L4-S1)
- Gluteus minimus
- Superior gluteal nerve (L4-S1)
- Tensor fascia lata
- Superior gluteal nerve (L4-S1)
What are the nerve roots of the superior gluteal nerve?
L4-S1
What are the nerve roots of the inferior gluteal nerve?
L5-S2
What are the actions of gluteus maximus muscle?
Extends hip joint and assists in lateral rotation
What is the action of gluteus medius, gluteus minimus and tensor fasciae latae?
They are abductors and medial rotators of hip joint.
What is the deep fascia of the thigh called?
Fascia lata
What does the fascia lata thicken laterally to form?
Iliotibial tract
What 2 muscles attach to the iliotibial tract?
- Tensor fascia lata
- Gluteus maximus
What is the function of the iliotibial tract?
Provides stabilisation to lateral aspect of knee joint
What muscle does the sacral plexus lie on?
Piriformis muscle
Sacral plexus is formed by what nerve roots?
Union of ventral rami of spinal nerves L4, L5 and S1 to S4
What does the sacral plexus supply?
Posterior aspect of lower limb plus perineum
What are the 2 main branches of sacral plexus?
- To lower limb
- Sciatic nerve
- To perineum
- Pudendal nerve
Other than the sciatic and pudendal nerves, what are other branches of sacral plexus?
Superior and inferior gluteal nerves
What muscles are innervated by the superior gluteal nerve?
- Gluteus medius
- Gluteus minimus
- Tensor fasciae latae
What muscle(s) are innervated by inferior gluteal nerve?
Only the gluteus maximus in the gluteal region
Other than sciatic, pudendal, superior/inferior gluteal nerves, what are some others from the sacral plexus that only superficial knowledge of is required?
- Nerve to piriformis
- Posterior cutaneous nerve to thigh
- Nerve to quadratus femoris
- Nerve to obturator internus
What is the largest nerve in the body?
Sciatic nerve
What are the root values of the sciatic nerve?
L4 to S3
Does the sciatic nerve innervate any of the gluteal region?
Within the gluteal region the sciatic nerve contributes very little motor or sensory innervation, aside from branches to the posterior aspect of the hip joint.
What foramen does the sciatic nerve travel through?
Greater sciatic foramen
Describe the course of the sciatic nerve?
It passes through the greater sciatic foramen, inferior to the piriformis muscle, passing behind the deep abductors of the hip joint between the ischial tuberosity and greater trochanter of the femur to enter the posterior compartment of the thigh.
What does the sciatic nerve divide into?
- Tibial nerve
- Common fibular nerve
Where does the sciatic nerve divide into the tibial and common fibular nerves?
Distally from the popliteal fossa
What muscle is highlighted green?
Piriformis
What causes sciatica?
Narrowing of the vertebral foramen which compressed nerve roots
Usually L5 vertebrae
Happens due to ageing decreasing flexibility of muscles, ligaments and joints