Hip Joint: Anatomy & How It Works - Cleveland Clinic
Your hip joint is a connection point between your legs and your torso. Specifically, it’s made up of your thigh bone (femur) and your hip bone (pelvis). It’s a ball-and-socket joint that supports your body weight and allows you to move your upper leg.
Hip joint: Bones, movements, muscles - Kenhub
2023年10月30日 · The hip joint is a ball and socket type of synovial joint that connects the pelvic girdle to the lower limb. In this joint, the head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum of the pelvic (hip) bone.
The Hip Joint - Articulations - Movements - TeachMeAnatomy
2022年1月21日 · The hip joint is a ball and socket synovial joint, formed by an articulation between the pelvic acetabulum and the head of the femur. It forms a connection from the lower limb to the pelvic girdle, and thus is designed for stability and weight-bearing – rather than a large range of movement.
Hip Anatomy, Pictures, Function, Problems & Treatment - Health Pages
2021年6月29日 · The hip joint is a ball-and-socket type joint and is formed where the thigh bone (femur) meets the pelvis. The femur has a ball-shaped head on its end that fits into a socket formed in the pelvis, called the acetabulum.
Hip Anatomy - Physiopedia
The hip joint connects the lower extremities with the axial skeleton. The hip joint allows for movement in three major axes, all of which are perpendicular to one another. The location of the center of the entire axis is at the femoral head. The transverse axis …
Hip Joint Anatomy, Hip Bones, Ligaments, Muscles - BoneSmart
The hip is the body’s second largest weight-bearing joint (after the knee). It is a ball and socket joint at the juncture of the leg and pelvis. The rounded head of the femur (thighbone) forms the ball, which fits into the acetabulum (a cup-shaped socket in the pelvis).
Anatomy of the Hip Joint: Bones, Ligaments, and Muscles
2024年5月30日 · The hip is a ball-and-socket joint where the rounded head of the femur fits snugly into the acetabulum of the pelvis. This structure allows multiple movements, including flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and internal and external rotation. Ligaments and capsule structure.
Hip Joint: Structure, Function, and Clinical Considerations
2024年1月27日 · Anatomy of the Hip Joint. The hip joint consists of the acetabulum, a horseshoe-shaped socket, and the head of the femur, forming a two-thirds sphere. The acetabulum is covered by hyaline cartilage and deepened by the acetabular labrum, a fibro cartilaginous rim.
The Hip Joint: Anatomy and 3D Illustrations - Innerbody
6 天之前 · The hip joint is a ball-and-socket synovial joint formed between the os coxa (hip bone) and the femur. A round, cup-shaped structure on the os coxa, known as the acetabulum, forms the socket for the hip joint. The rounded head of the femur forms the ball of the joint.
Hip Joint | Anatomy | Blood Supply - Geeky Medics
2022年6月21日 · An overview of the anatomy of the hip joint including bones, ligaments, blood supply, innervation, function and relevant pathology.