Hip

Joints:

Sacroiliac joint - sacral vertebrae to ilium

coxofemoral joint - Tuber coxae to femur

muscles:

extensors:

gluteals -

biceps femoris - extend hip and stifle and hock. flexes stifle and abducts

semitendinosus - extends hip, stifle and hock (flexes stifle and adducts in horse)

semimembranosus - extends hip and stifle (and hock, adduction and inward rotation in horse)

flexors:

tensor fascia latae - flexes hip, extends stifle, protracts, tensor of fascia latae

sartorius - flexes hip and stifle in swing phase, extends stifle in stance

rectus femoris - flexes hip, extends the stifle

pectineus - adduction

iliopsoas - flexes the hip and draws trunk forward

ligaments:

femoral head ligament (teres ligament) - holds femoral head in acetabulum

transverse acetabular ligament - deepens acetabulum by creating a lip

labarum - fibrocartilaginous lip around acetabulum to deepen and increase stability

nerves:

cranial gluteal -

caudal gluteal -

femoral -

obturator -

sciatic -

accessory nerve of the femoral head (equine) -