Pelvis, Hip and Femur

• What are the 3 different parts of the hip bone?

• What is the difference between the obturator canal and foramen?

• Where are the lesser and greater sciatic notches found?

• Do the ASIS and PSIS lie on the same level?

• Where do the three bones unite after cartilage turns into bone at ages 15-17?

• What ligament joins the pubis to the ASIS?

• What type of joint is the one that unites the two pubic bones?

• What joints transfer bodyweight into the legs via the sacrum and pelvis?

• What do the iliofemoral, ischiofemoral and pubofemoral ligaments do that allows movement moreso in one direction?

• Which of the above ligaments prevents excessive internal rotation?

• What does the ischiofemoral ligament give rise to?

• Where do the above ligaments attach onto the femur?

• Where are the pectineal line and trochanteric crest located?

• What deepens the acetabulum and how is its foramen formed?

• What is the only intracapsular ligament from the femur? What artery does it carry?

• What is the angle of inclination?

• What is Perthe’s disease?

• What actually is the IT band?