Articulations of the Lower Limb Unit: 4-4 August 16, 2012.

Articulations of the Lower Limb

Unit: 4-4August 16, 2012

Hip Joint

Acetabulum (A-see-tab-u-lum)

Acetabulum

Male Female

Acetabular notch

Acetabular notch

Acetabular Labrum

Acetabular Labrum

Acetabular Labrum

Transverse Acetabular Ligament

Transverse Acetabular Ligament

Transverse Acetabular Ligament

Round ligament of the head of the femur

Passes here while in the acetabulum**

Capsular Ligaments

Made of :• Iliofemoral• Pubofemoral• Ischiofemoral• Zona Orbicularis– “ZIIP da hip”

Iliofemoral ligament

Ischiofemoral ligament

Pubofemoral ligament

Zona Orbicularis

Zona Orbicularis (Tranverse)

Capsular Ligaments

Made of :• Iliofemoral• Pubofemoral• Ischiofemoral• Zona Orbicularis– “PIIZ shake dem hips gurl (or boi)”

Knee Joint

Knee Capsule

Patellar ligament

Tibial (medial) collateral ligament

Tibial (medial) collateral ligament

Tibial (medial) collateral ligament Anterior view

Fibular (lateral) collateral ligament

Fibular (lateral) collateral ligament

Fibular (lateral) collateral ligament

Fibular (lateral) collateral ligamentAnterior view

Oblique popliteal ligament(from semimembranosus)

Arcuate popliteal ligament(from biceps femoris)

Lateral meniscus

Lateral meniscus

Lateral meniscusAnterior view

Medial meniscus

Medial meniscus

Medial meniscusAnterior View

Transverse genicular ligament

Anterior cruciate ligament

Anterior cruciate ligamentwith transverse ligament in front

Anterior cruciate ligament

Posterior cruciate ligament

Posterior cruciate ligament

Posterior cruciate ligamentAnterior view

Superior Tibiofibular Joint

Inferior Tibiofibular Joint

Ankle

Capsule

Medial collateral ligament (deltoid ligament)

Medial collateral ligament (deltoid ligament)

Lateral collateral ligament(anterior talofibular ligament)

Plantar aponeurosis

Subtalar joint

Tarsometatarsal joint

Transverse tarsal joint

Spring ligament (plantar calcaneonavicular ligament)

Long plantar ligament

Short plantar ligament (plantar calcaneocuboid ligament)

Extensor/ FlexorRetinacula of the foot

Superior and Inferior extensor

Superior and Inferior flexor