Learn about hip muscle anatomy, understand the hip girdle muscles, or the muscles of the hip and thigh. Discover the hip muscle attachments and...
An overview of the bones of the pelvis, pelvic cavity, pelvic floor muscles, vessels and innervation with labeled diagrams of the male vs female pelvis ➤
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The hip joint (see the image below) is a ball-and-socket synovial joint: the ball is the femoral head, and the socket is the acetabulum. The hip joint is the articulation of the pelvis with the femur, which connects the axial skeleton with the lower extr
The abductormuscles of the leg perform the opposite function of the adductors, pulling your upper legs away from your midline. Your abductors are located on the upper portion of the outside of your thighs and hips, anchoring above on the pelvis, and below at various points on your outside...
Clinical anatomy of the pelvis and hip. Reumatol Clin. 2012;8(S2):33-38.NavarroZarza JE, VillasenorOvies P, Vargas A, Canoso JJ, ChiapasGasca K, HernandezDiaz C, Saavedra MA, Kalish RA. Clinical anatomy of the pelvis and ...
Muscles: muscle and tendon anatomy of the hip (adductors, gluteal muscles (or buttocks), hamstring muscles, femoral muscle quadrices). Fascia / aponeurosis: the anatomy of the fascia lata and iliotibial tract Bursae of the lower limb: the different bursae of the hip region (trochanteric, ischi...
Hip joint.Medically, the term "hip" refers to the joint connecting the pelvis and the thigh. Pelvic bone.Colloquially, “hip” typically refers to the butterfly-shaped pelvic bone (pelvis). This guide provides a complete visual medical explanation of hip joint anatomy and function, including ho...
Fractures here may lead toavascular necrosisAvascular NecrosisHip Fractures. Greater and lesser trochanters: Sites of attachment for muscles of the hip,pelvisPelvisThe pelvis consists of the bony pelvic girdle, the muscular and ligamentous pelvic floor, and the pelvic cavity, which contains viscera,...
Connective tissue septae divide this region into 3 muscle compartments: anterior, posterior, and medial. Femoral muscles contribute to the hip and knee's range of motion.[1]The lower limb's major neurovascular structures pass through the femoral compartments before entering or exiting the pelvis.[...