Groin and hip pain may be due to local or remote causes; pain relief may require surgery. The groin is the area adjacent to the inguinal ligament. Clinically, it includes the lower portion of the anterior abdominal wall, and the proximal part of the thigh. This paper describes the surface...
Learn about hip muscle anatomy, understand the hip girdle muscles, or the muscles of the hip and thigh. Discover the hip muscle attachments and...
1.The hip, buttock, and upper thigh in humans and certain other animals. 2.The loin and leg of a four-footed animal, especially as used for food:a haunch of venison. 3.ArchitectureEither of the sides of an arch, curving down from the apex to an impost. ...
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Abstract The pelvis is a major attachment site for the muscles of the abdomen, spine, pelvic floor, hip and thigh. Actions of these muscles generate motion and stabilise the lumbosacral joints, sacroiliac joints, pubic symphysis and hip joints. Dysfunctions of these musculoskeletal elements have bee...
Function Hip joint: Thigh external rotation, Thigh abduction (from flexed hip); Stabilizes head of femur in acetabulum Obturator externus muscle - The origin or proximal attachment of this muscle is found at the anterior surface of the obturator membrane, and bony boundaries of the obturator foram...
Thigh: Anatomy The thigh is the region of the lower limb found between the hip and theknee jointKnee jointThe knee joint is made up of the articulations between the femur, tibia, and patella bones, and is one of the largest and most complex joints of the human body. The knee is ...
Two bones meet at the hip joint, the femur and the pelvis. The femur, commonly called the "thighbone," is the longest and heaviest bone of the body. At the top of the femur, positioned on the femoral neck, is the femoral...
Definition (NCI)A part of the lower limb, located between hip and knee. ConceptsBody Location or Region(T029) MSHD013848 SnomedCT68367000 HL7THIGH LNCLP7625-9, MTHU002690 EnglishThigh,Thighs,Proximal segment of free lower limb,Structure of thigh, unspecified,Structure of thigh,Femur (TA),thi...
1.(Anatomy) any of the various structures that make up the skeleton in most vertebrates 2.(Anatomy) the porous rigid tissue of which these parts are made, consisting of a matrix of collagen and inorganic salts, esp calcium phosphate, interspersed with canals and small holes. ...