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Bone: Lower limb -. Bones of lower limbs. ○Including bones of pelvic girdle (hip bones) and lower limb. ○compared with upper limb.
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Including bones of pelvic girdle (hip
bones) and lower limb
compared with upper limb
no equivalent movements to pronation and supination in upper limb; more stable in lower limb, for weight-bearing
Ilium
ischium
pubis
Right pelvis Post. view
obturator foramen
iliac fossa
a.s.i.s.; p.s.i.s.
iliac crest: a.s.i.s. – p.s.i.s.
greater sciatic notch (g.s.n.) (^) Obturator foramen
g.s.n.
a.s.i.s.
Right pelvis Ant. view
ala (iliac fossa)
Body of ilium
ridge between upper and lower part of iliac arcuate line
articular surface for sacrum (auricular face)
attachment for ligaments (sacroiliac joint)
iliac tuberosity
Obturator foramen
g.s.n.
Right pelvis Post. view
body of ischium
lesser sciatic notch
ischial tuberosity
ischial spine
ischial ramus : with inf.
ramus of pubis → ischiopubic ramus
Right pelvis Post. view
body of pubis
pubic crest
public tubercle
sup. pubic ramus:
pectineal line on its sup. border, continues into arcuate line
inf. pubic ramus
obturator foramen
Right pelvis Ant. view
obturator canal :
at the upper, posterior angle of obturator foramen (obturator n.,a.,v.)
Right pelvis Ant. view
acetabulum :
acetabular notch, limbus
Gluteal line
Anterior Posterior Inferior
Right pelvis Post. view
cartilaginous joint (fibrous cartilage) as a landmark of pelvic cavity
Right pelvis^ symphysis
Shape: circular in female (less distinct promontory,
broader alae); heart-shaped in male
Angle: larger in female; smaller in male
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not on the same plane; line joining the ischial tuberosities of both sides divides it into two parts
Right pelvis Ant. view
synovial joint in childhood; fibrous bands in joints of adult;
> 50 years old, completely fibrous
supported by many tough ligaments including:
interosseous lig., ant.& post. sacroiliac lig., sacrospinous lig. , sacrotuberous lig.
