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1
Q

What does the pelvic girdle involve?

A

hip bones, sacrum and coccyx

2
Q

What is an atypical synovial joint?

A

sacroiliac joint

3
Q

What do the sacrospinous and sacrotuberous ligament do?

A

prevents backward tilting of lower sacrum

convert sciatic notches into greater and lesser sciatic foramen

4
Q

What ligaments stabilise the hip joint?

A

iliofemoral, pubofemoral and ischiofemoral ligaments

5
Q

Where is the ischiofemoral ligament?

A

located posteriorly, spirals between the ischium and greater trochanter

6
Q

When is the hip most vulnerable to dislocation?

A

during flexion

7
Q

If the head of the femur is fractured what might occur?

A

damaged blood supply -> avascular necrosis

8
Q

What is more likely to occur in obese adolescent males?

A

slipped femoral capital epiphysis

9
Q

What does osteoarthritis include?

A

degenerative changes affecting hyaline cartilage and subchondral bone
loss of joint space, subchondral sclerosis, subchondral cysts, intra articular loose bodies, articular deformity

10
Q

What are the other gluteus muscles? What is their role?

A

gluteus medius (lateral and larger), gluteus minimus. Abduction.

11
Q

Why is abduction of the hip important?

A

to stabilise the hip in walking when the opposite leg is off the ground

12
Q

What muscles are deep to the glutei?

A

the lateral rotator muscles-

quadratus femoris, obturator internus, sacrotuberous ligament, piriformis and the inferior and superior gemelli

13
Q

What is found in the femoral triangle?

A

femoral nerve, femoral vein and artery, superficial inguinal lymph nodes, femoral sheath