Pin test (pelvis) Flashcards
What is the name of this ligament?
sacrospinous ligament
What is the name of this ligament?
sacrotuberous ligament
What is the name of this ligament?
anterior sacroiliac ligament
What is the name of this ligament?
posterior sacroiliac ligament
What do the anterior and posterior sacroiliac ligaments cover?
the sacroiliac joint
What is the name of this ligament?
iliolumbar ligament
A 76 year old woman with osteoporosis falls and breaks her hip in 2 places. Where are the two fracture locations?
pubic rami and sacrum
A patient comes to you with sacroiliitis. If you took an xray or their pelvis, what pathological findings would you see?
Sclerosis and osteophytes (‘spur’)
What hormone is secreted during pregnancy by the ovaries that softens and relaxes the pubic symphysis and associated ligaments? What condition can this lead to?
relaxin
pubic symphysitis
What two places do the levator ani muscles attach?
tendinous arch and perineal body
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Name the muscle and its fascia(e)
levator ani
superior and inferior fascia of pelvic diaphragm
Name the muscle and its fascia(e)
obturator internus
obturator fascia
A woman who just gave birth to a child via vaginal canal comes to you saying “my junk doesn’t look right down there”. You order imaging and this is what you see (see image). What muscle is responsible?
levator ani muscle is weakened and allowed for prolapse of bladder and vagina
What are the boundaries of the perineum?
pubic symphysis
ischiopubic rami
sacrotuberous ligaments
coccyx
What are the two triangles in the perineum?
urogenital triangle
anal triangle
What are the boundaries of the urogenital triangle?
pubic symphysis
ischiopubic rami
superficial transverse perineal
What are the boundaries of the anal triangle?
coccyx
sacrotuberous ligament
superficial transverse perineal
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green arrow = ischioanal fossa
What is the space between the labia majora? Labia minora?
majora = pudendal cleft (smuggling a yoyo)
minora = vestibule
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What are the differences between 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th degree vaginal tears?
1st = tear in the vaginal mucosa
2nd = tear in the vaginal mucosa + perineal muscle tear
3rd = tear in the vaginal mucosa + perineal muscle tear + anal sphincter tear
4th = tear in the vaginal mucosa + perineal muscle tear + anal sphincter tear + torn rectum