Hip Joint Flashcards
Fibrous capsule
Hip bone —- acetabular labrum
Femur ——— inter trochanter line
Type
Ball and socket
synovial joint
Articular Surfaces
head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum
hip joint is unique
high degree of
stability as well as mobility.
stability or strength
depends upon:
Depth of the acetabulum
strength of ligaments.
Strength of the surrounding muscles.
Length and obliquity of the neck of the femur.
Hip joints ligaments
7 The fibrous capsule, The iliofemoral ligament, The pubofemoral ligament, The ischiofemoral ligament, The ligament of the head of the femur, The acetabular labrum, and The transverse acetabular ligament.
fibrous capsule ligaments
attached
the hip bone
Acetabular labrum
the femur
inter-trochanteric line
iliofemoral ligament,
anteriorly.
strongest ligaments
apex is attached
anterior inferior iliac spine;
Base is attached
intertrochanteric line.
pubofemoral ligament
Superiorly
iliopubic eminence the obturator crest
Inferiorly
lower band of the
iliofemoral ligament.
ischiofemoral ligament
posteriorly.
Its fibres are twisted
Extends ischium to the acetabulum.
ligament of the head of the femur,
apex is attached to the fovea capitis,
Base to the transverse ligament and the margins ofThe acetabular notch.
acetabular labrum
fibrocartilaginous rim
attached to the margins of the acetabulum.
Anterior relation
iliopsoas
femoral vein, femoral artery and femoral
nerve
Posterior Relations
obturator externus
obturator internus
piriformis, sciatic nerve
Superior Relations
gluteus minimus, gluteus medius
Gluteus maximus
