Bones and Landmarks
Part of the pelvic bone that articulates with the femur to form the hip joint.
What is the acetabulum?
Biggest hip flexor.
What is the iliopsoas?
A direct blow to the ASIS or illiac crest.
What is a hip pointer?
Presents with discoloration, muscle group weakness, and pain at the tendon attachment site.
What is an avulsion fracture?
Iliopsoas
Rectus Femoris
Pectineus
Sartorius
What are the hip flexors?
Three bones that make up up the pelvis
What are the ilium, ischium and pubis?
The three primary muscles that provide hip adduction.
What are adductor brevis, longus, and magnus?
Repetitive activity specifically involving flexion and extension of the hip.
What is bursitis?
Treatment includes rest, ice, compression, and SLOW progressive stretching.
What is a muscle strain?
Adductor brevis, longus, and magnus
Gracilis
What are the hip adductors?
Most common muscle attachment site on the femur.
What is the greater trochanter
Muscle other than the hamstrings that provide hip extension.
What is the Gluteus Maximus?
Sudden forceful contraction of a muscle.
What is a muscle strain or avulsion fracture?
Px is greater than it appears and the skin becomes shiny in appearance.
What is a thigh compartment syndrome?
Gluteus medius
Gluteus minimus
Tensor fasciae latae
What are the hip abductors?
The two structures that provide stability to the hip joint.
What are the labrum and the ligament teres?
Muscle that is at the proximal end of the IT band.
What is the tensor fasciae latae?
Repetitive blows to the same location that develop calcium deposits.
What is myositis ossificans?
Two injuries that are treated with ice where the hip and knee must be flexed.
What is a quad strain and contusion?
Biceps Femoris, Semitendinosus and Semimembranosus.
What is hip extension?
What is the Y ligament of Bigelow?
Muscle posterior to the sciatic nerve that may cause sciatica symptoms if it becomes too tight.
What is the piriformis?
Overuse with repetitive exercise (such as running) and a lack of flexibility
What is ITB Syndrome?
Can either be due to a congenital abnormality or tight muscles. May or may not be painful.
What is snapping hip syndrome?
Sartorius, Adductor Longus, and Inguinal Ligament.
What is the Femoral Triangle?