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Q: What are the three main articulations of the hip bone?
Sacroiliac joint: Articulation with the sacrum.
Pubic symphysis: Articulation between the left and right hip bones.
Hip joint: Articulation with the head of the femur.
What are the three parts of the hip joint?
ilium, pubis and ischium
What do the three parts of the hip bone join to form?
The acetabulum
What was the acetabulum formerly called?
The triradiate cartlige which disappears and forms the acetabulum
What does the head of the femur articulate with to form the hip joint?
It articulates with the acetabulum
What is the widest part of the three parts of the hip bone?
The ilium
What does the inner surface of the wing of the ilium form?
iliac fossa
What attaches to the external surface of the wing of ilium?
glutteal muscles
Where does the iliac crest extend from?
The anterior superior iliac spine to the posterior superior iliac spine
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Where is the mid-inguinal point located and what can be palpated there?
It is located mid way between the anterior superior iliac spine and the pubic symphsis
The Femoral artery can be palptated there
Where is the mid point of the inguinal ligament located?
halfway between the ASIS and the pubic tubercle.
