Week 4 Flashcards
What is the pelvic girdle composed of?
Inominate bones: ilium, iscium, pubis
Gluteal vs femoral vs leg vs foot region?
Gluteal = buttocks and hip
Femoral = femor
Leg = knee to ankle
Foot = ankle onwards
Lateral vs medial rotation in leg? Abduction vs adduction?
Inversion vs eversion in foot? Dorsi vs plantar flexion?
Pelvic girdle function? Structure and joints?
Connects vertebral column to femurs
Stronger and less flexible than shoulder girdle
3 bones: L/R hip bones and sacrum
Sacroiliac, lumbrosacral, sacrococcygeal and pubic symphysis joints
Joint type of lumbrosacral joint>
Synovial
Joint type of sacroiliac joint?
Synovial plane joint
Joint type of sacrococcygeal joint?
Secondary cartilaginous joint
Joint type of pubic symphysis?
Secondary cartilaginous
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What is the acetabulum formed by fusion of?
Ilium, iscium and pubis bones
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What is the acetabulum?
Socket in hip bone articulating with femur to form hip joint
Where is ischium in relation to hip?
Posterior
You sit on it
What is the hip joint? Characteristics?
Ball and socket synovial joint between femoral head and acetabulum of inominate bone
Very stable. Good congruency between articular surfaces
Scarifices mobility for stability
Function of acetabular labrum?
Deepends socket of acetabulum for better congruency
Function of fovea of femur?
Shallow depression on femoral head not covered by articular cartilage
Where round ligament/ligamentum teres passes through. Also had artery to femoral head
What is the lunate surface of the acetabulum?
Articular area of acetabulum
What is the lunate surface of the acetabulum?
Articular area of acetabulum
What is the lunate surface of the acetabulum?
Articular area of acetabulum
Transevrse acetabular ligament function?
Portion of acetabular labrum with no cartilage
Strong flattened fibres converting labrum into formamen where arteries can pass through
Prevents displacement of femoral head
Which artery supplies the acetabulum?
Obturator artery through acetabular notch
Acetabular notch function?
Deep notch in acetabulum
Nutrient vessels travel through
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Structure of hip joint ligaments?
Capsular thickenings forming a spiral around the hip
3 hip joint ligaments?
Iliofemoral
Pubofemoral
Ischiofemoral
Iliofemoral ligament structure and function?
Covers hip joint superiorly and anteriorly
Strongest ligament in body
Prevents hyperextension of hip when standing
Pubofemoral ligament s and f?
Covers hip joint anteriorly and inferiorly
Prevents excessive abduction
Ischiofemoral ligament s and f?
Covers hip joint posteriorly
Weakest ligament
Limits internal rotation of hip
Importance of artery to head of femur in kids vs adults?
Kids - main blood supply so dangerous if damaged
Adults - not as important as has other blood supplies
Movements of hip joint?
Extension/flexion
Abduction, adduction
Internal (shy) / external rotation
Where is the lumbosacral plexus?
L1-S4
3 major nerves for motor sensory innervation of lower limb?
Femoral: L234
Obturator: L234
Sciatic: L4-S3
Which nerves are these?
Gluteus maximus:
- Origin?
- Insertion?
- Actions?
- Innervation?
- Posterior surface of ileum, sacrum, coccyx. Thoracolumbar aponeurosis. Sacrotuberal ligament.
- Iliotibial tract (cranial portion). Gluteal tuberosity of femur (caudal portion).
- Main extensor of thigh. Only used when force is required aka running/climbing. Cranial portion does abduction.
- Inferior AND SUPERIOR gluteal nerve.
Gluteus medius:
- Origin?
- Insertion?
- Actions?
- Innervation?
- Fan shaped and lies between gluteus maximus and gluteus minimus. Posterior surface of ileum.
- Lateral surface of greater trochanter.
- Abduction and medial rotation of lower limb.
- Superior gluteal nerve.
Gluteus minimus:
- Origin?
- Insertion?
- Actions?
- Innervation?
- Ileum, converges to form tendon.
- Anterior greater trochanter.
- Abudction and medial rotation of lower limb.
- Superior gluteal nerve.
Piriformis:
- Origin?
- Insertion?
- Actions?
- Innervation?
Most superior of deep muscles.
1. Anterior sacrum. Fibres travel through great sciatic foramen.
2. Medial Greater trochanter of femur.
3. Lateral rotation and abduction.
4. Nerve to piriformis.
Obturator internus:
- Origin?
- Insertion?
- Actions?
- Innervation?
- Obturatory membrane.
- Tronchanteric fossa.
- Lateral rotation and abduction.
- Nerve to obturatory internus.
3 deep gluteal muscles?
Gluteus medius
Gluteus minimus
Piriformis
Obturator internus
Quadratus femoris
Gemelli
Name the nerves and muscles? What are these nerves named in accordance to?
Named in accordance to where they are in reference to piriformus
Quadratus femoris
- Origin?
- Insertion?
- Actions?
- Innervation?
Most inferior of deep muscles below gemelli and obturatory internus. Square and flat.
1. Lateral iscial tuberosity.
2. Quadrate tuberosity on intertrochanteric crest.
3. Lateral rotation.
4. Nerve to quadratus femoris.
Gemelli
- Origin?
- Insertion?
- Actions?
- Innervation?
- Superior gemellus: ischial spine. Inferior gemellus: ischial tuberosity.
- Greater trochanter of femur.
- Lateral rotation, abduction.
- Suoperior: nerve to obturator internus
Inferior: nerve to quadratus femoris
Which tendon seperates the gemelli?
Obturator internus tendon
Where is a safe area for intramuscular injections in the glutes?
Draw a cross on glutes
Inject on upper right quadrant
Avoids sciatic nerve
What is the sacrotuberal ligament?
Connects sacrum to iliac tuberosities
What is the trendelenburg test? other reasons for this?
Detects weakness of gluteus medius and minimus
1. ask patient to stand on each leg in turn
2. observe pelvis for any tilt. Normal individuals the pelvis will be level.
3. when weight bearing on affected hip, pelvis on opposite side drops and body leans away from affected side.
4. May be due to hip dislocations/arthritis
Tensor fascia latae
- Descritption?
- Origin?
- Insertion?
- Actions?
- Innervation?
- Small superficial muscle on anterior iliac crest, Tightens fascia lata.
- Anterior iliac crest.
- Iliotibial tract.
- Assists gluteus medius and minimus in abduction and medial rotation of lower limb. Also helps with venous return.
- Superior gluteal nerve.
What is the iliotibial tract?
Fibrous reinforcement of fascia lata
What is the great sciatic foramen?
Opening in pelvis where piriformis passes through
Medial rotators of lower limb?
Gluteus medius and tensor fascia latae
Lateral rotators of lower limb?
Gluteus minimus, piriformis, obturator internus
What is the obturatory membrane?
Thin fibrous sheet connecting obturator muscles
What is the trochanteric fossa?
Deep depression in greater trochanter where muscles inseert
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What is in the anteiror compartment of the thigh? Nerve innervation?
Hip flexors, knee extensors
Femoral nerve
Hip flexors?
Pectineus
Sartorius
Iliopsoas
Quadriceps
Rectus femoris
Knee extensors?
Quadriceps
What is in the medial compartment of the thigh? Innervation?
Adductors
Obturator nerve
Adductors of the lower limb?
Pectineus
Gracilis
Adductor magnus (anterior)
What is special about pectineus and adductor magnus?
Have involvement in 2 thigh compartments, 2 functions and dual nerve supply
What is in the posterior thigh? Innervation?
Hip extensors, knee flexors
Sciatic nerve
Hip extensors?
Hamstrings
Posterior adductor magnus
Knee flexors?
Hamstrings
Rectus femoris
- Origin?
- Insertion?
- Actions?
- Innervation?
Anterior thigh, crosses hip and knee joint.
1. Anteror inferior iliac spine.
2. Patella. Tibial tuberosity. Patellar ligament attaches patella to tibial tuberosity.
3. Knee extension, hip flexion.
4. Femoral nerve.
Iliopsoas
- Origin?
- Insertion?
- Actions?
- Innervation?
2 seperate muscles, psoas major/minor, iliacus.
1. Iliacus: iliac fossa, anterior inferior iliac spine, anterior hip joint capsule.
Psoas major: T12-L4
Psoas minor: T12-L1
2. Iliacus and psoas major: femur (trochanter minor, medial labrum of linea aspera)
Psoas minor: iliopectineal arch, fascial layers of psoas major
3. Flexion of hip
4. Femoral nerve