Hip Anatomy
The bones of the hip joint
What are the pelvis and femur?
The "shock absorber" of the knee
What is the meniscus?
The condition caused by cartilage wearing away in the joint
What is arthritis?
Movement in this plane is contraindicated when recovering from a knee injury
What is the frontal plane?
Shin splints indicate this muscle is weak
What is the anterior tibialis?
The extra ring of cartilage in the acetabulum that helps protect the joint.
What is the labrum
This meniscus is the larger one and most often torn
What is the medial meniscus?
What is the Piriformis?
This injury occurred when the knee was in a position of extension and rotation
What is an ACL tear?
Most ankle sprains occur when the subtaler joint is in this position
Name the deep rotators of the hip
Piriformis
Superior Gemellus
Inferior Gemellus
Quadratus Femoris
Internal Obturator
External Obturator
This knee position compresses the anterior meniscus
What is extension?
The three positions contraindicated after a total hip replacement
This quad-strengthening exercise is contraindicated for someone who has a damaged meniscus, ACL tear, or patellar femoral syndrome
What is open chain TKE
Two contraindications following an achilles tear repair
What is impact and frontal plane movement?
Another word for the "hip socket" (for example, the shoulder socket is called the glenoid fossa)
What is the acetabulum
This muscle prevents anterior movement of the tibia under the femur.
What are the hamstrings?
The name of the surgery in which a hip replacement is performed using an anterior incision
What is the Birmingham procedure or Birmingham resurfacing?
The ACL helps protect this structure in the knee
What is the meniscus
Two conditions that cause pain down one leg
What are a disc herniation and piriformis syndrome?
The bony prominence on the outside of the top of the femur, the site of many muscle and ligament attachments at the hip
What is the Greater Trochanter?
These two ligaments prevent varus and valgus
What are the LCL and MCL?
The 3 muscle groups severed during a traditional total hip replacement
What are the external rotators, hip extensors, and abductors ?
Name 2 causes of patellar femoral syndrome (conditions making it more likely to occur)
What are : A large Q-angle, hip weakness, knee valgus, tight TFL, tight IT band, weak vastus medialis .
What is: Dorsiflexion, eversion, or abduction (toes out)