Anatomy-T10

Bones of the hip joint

• inominate: acetabulum, lunate articular surface, acetabular notch and acetabular fossa

• femur: head, greater and lesser trochanters, intertrochanteric line

Classification of hip joint

• synovial

• ball and socket

• multiaxial: lots of movmenet, 3 planes

• complex because of lots movement

• stable because surrounded by huge muscles

What ahppens with the femur and pelvis during hip joint movement

• pelvis stationary and femur moving

Ligamentum teres action

• prevents

• Limits distraction like grabbing hte leg and trying to pull the head of the femur out of the socket and also limits extreme adduction it also acts like a pipe for neurovascular supply*