Lecture 18: Hip Ligaments

Question 1

iliofemoral lig

Answer 1

• strongest lig in human body
• opposes gravitational force and limits hyperextension
• AIIS –> intertrochanteric line

Question 2

pubofemoral lig

Answer 2

• superior pubic ramus –> intertrochanteric line

- limits ABD and ER at hip

Question 3

ischiofemoral lig

Answer 3

• limits IR
• ischial part of acetabulum –> greater trochanter
• weakest of the 3 extracapsular hip ligaments

Question 4

ligament of head of femur

Answer 4

• acetabular notch –> fovea in head of femur
• not a true ligament
• vascular sheath carrying blood vessels to head of femur