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| All three parts of the pelvis intersect the |
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| long, superior edge of the ilium beginning with the ASIS and ending with the PSIS |
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| Anterior Superior Iliac Spine (ASIS) |
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| located on the anterior, superior aspect of the ilium; origin for the sartorius; goniometry landmark for hip abduction & adduction |
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| Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine (AIIS) |
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| located inferior to the ASIS; origin for the rectus femoris |
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| Posterior Superior Iliac Spine (PSIS) |
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| located on the posterior, superior aspect of the ilium creating dimples in some patients; PSIS is in line with S2 |
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| Posterior Inferior Iliac Spine (PIIS) |
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| located inferior to the PSIS |
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| located between the PIIS and the ischial spine; contains the sciatic nerve |
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| socket for articulation with femur; formed by ilium, ischium and pubis |
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| referred to as sits bones; located at the most inferior aspect of the pelvis; origin for the hamstrings & adductor magnus |
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| located between the ischial spine and the ischial tuberosity |
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| divides the greater sciatic notch from the lesser sciatic notch |
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| bridges with the inferior ramus of the pubis to connect the pubic crest and the ischial tuberosity |
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| large opening bordered by the superior ramus of the pubis, inferior ramus of the pubis, and ramus of the ischium; obturator nerve passes through the obturator foramen |
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| socket for articulation with femur; formed by ilium, ischium and pubis |
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| Inferior Ramus of the Pubis |
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| bridges with the ramus of the ischium to connect the pubic crest and the ischial tuberosity |
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| Superior Ramus of the Pubis |
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| connects the pubic tubercle to the ilium |
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| anterior aspect of pubis adjoining the pubic symphysis |
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| small, horn-shaped; located on the superior aspect of the pubic crest; origin for the adductor longus muscle |
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| large opening bordered by the superior ramus of the pubis, inferior ramus of the pubis, and ramus of the ischium; obturator nerve passes through the obturator foramen |
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| socket for articulation with femur; formed by ilium, ischium and pubis |
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| articulates with the acetabulum to form the hip joint |
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| located between the head and the trochanters |
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| large, lateral projection between the femoral neck and the femoral shaft; insertion for the gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, and lateral rotators |
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| small, posterior projection inferior to the greater trochanter; insertion for the iliopsoas |
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| connects the greater and lesser trochanters anteriorly |
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| connects the greater and lesser trochanters posteriorly; insertion for the quadrates femoris |
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| runs between the lesser trochanter and the linea aspera; insertion for the pectineus |
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| prominent longitudinal ridge along the posterior shaft of the femur; insertion for the adductor magnus, longus & brevis |
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| located proximal to medial epicondyle; insertion for the adductor magnus |
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| distal, medial femur; origin for the medial head of gastrocnemius |
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| distal, lateral femur; origin for the lateral head of gastrocnemius |
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| depression between the medial and lateral condyles; articulates with the patella |
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| projection proximal to the medial condyle |
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| projection proximal to the lateral condyle; origin for the popliteus |
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