Pelvis Flashcards
What joins the pelvic girdle anteriorly?
Pubic symphysis
What three bones comprise the hip (all are fused together)?
Ilium
Ishium
Pubis
What is the acetabulum?
Composition of the three bones of the hip
How many bones do newborns have? Adults?
270 for infants,
206 for adults
True or false: newborn bones are soft and pliable
True
True or false: chidlhood is when ossification takes place in the remaining portions of the pelvis
False-puberty
When does the ossification of the pelvic bones complete?
Between 20-25 y.o.
What are the three joints of the pelvis?
Sacroiliac
Hip joint
Pubic symphysis
The hip joint joins what two bones?
Femur and ilium
What is the hip socket called?
Acetabulum
What insert into the acetabulum?
Head of the femur
What are the ligaments that stabilize the hip joint?
iliofemoral
Pubofemoral
Ischiofemoral
What sits around the head of the femur?
Capsule
Which ligaments covers the hip joint anteriorly?
iliofemoral ligament
Pubofemoral ligament
What are the attachements for the iliofemoral ligament?
Arises from AIIS
Inserts in intertrochanteric line
What are the attachments for the pubofemoral ligament?
Arises from the pubic bone and margin of obturator foramen
Inserts into femoral neck
The pubofemoral ligament is superficial or deep to the iliofemoral ligament?
Deep
What is the ligament that covers the hip joint posteriorly?
ishiofemoral ligament
What are the attachments of the ishiofemoral ligament?
Arises from the ischium
Inserts into the greater trochaneter of the femur
What is the fibrocartilagenous labrum?
The space between the head of the femur, and the acetabulum
Which socket is deeper: the hip socket, or the shoulder socket?
Hip
True or false: you should treat hip dislocations with OMM
False–this is an orthopedic emergency
What are the 7 motions of the hip joint (hint” 3 paired movements)?
Flexion Extension Abduction Adduction External rotation Internal rotation circumduction
What muscles comprise the hip flexors?
Rectus femoris
Iliacus
Psoas major