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in the shoulder; the deeper socket of the acetabulum and the supporting ligaments of the hip constrain the movement of the femur. This section is original

Relapsing polychondritis Sternoclavicular hyperostosis Septic arthritis of the chest wall Non-rheumatic systemic causes Osteoporotic fracture Neoplasms

obliquely oriented path with the target in the lower third of the muscle may be the safest and less painful. Puncture of quadratus, sciatic and posterior

presence of a pelvic tumour. With the patient standing and flexed at the hips, holding onto the exam table, place your hands on the superior edge of the iliac

Palpation: The MTP should be palpated perpendicular to the direction of the muscle fibre. When palpating over a firm or bony structure compress the muscle against

rotation occurs when the hip joint is extended because of the restricting function of the soft tissues. Maximal motion in the sagittal plane (hip flexion) was

hamstring muscles; the inferior pubic ramus by pull of the adductor muscles; the anterior superior iliac spine, caused by pull of the tensor fascia lata; the iliac

to the diseased side in the stance phase of the ipsilateral limb. The abductor lurch can also occur in the setting of a painful hip. By tilting the body

with involvement of the hip flexors and adductor muscles. The onset is typically characterised by severe pain in the low back, down the anterior thigh,

Consistent with the old saying, “we come into the world under the brim of the pelvis and go out through the neck of the femur,” hip fractures are indeed

Sensory innervation Skin of penis, clitoris, most of the perineum Motor innervation Muscles of the perineum

nerve results in Loss of flexion of the toes and inversion of the foot. Loss of sensation of the sole of the foot, inferior aspect of the toes, and nail beds

rami from the sciatic nerve where it divides into the tibial nerve which runs through the deep posterior compartment of the leg and divides into the lateral

band. The peri-trochanteric space contains the hip abductors: gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, and tensor fascia lata. In the "rotator cuff of the hip" there

within the psoas muscle. It contains the canterior rami of the T12 to L4 nerve roots. Only the femoral nerve can be reliably tested by EMG. The lateral

border of psoas major muscle, inferior through the anterior abdominal wall, anterior to quadratus lumborum muscle until the iliac crest, through the transversus

See the article on the myotomes for the segmental innervation of the muscles The following systems participate in the creation and coordination of muscle

contraction of agonist and antagonist muscles. For example during muscle strength testing of the agonist biceps muscles there is also contraction of the antagonist

activity of the muscle appears abnormal, with irregular patterns of muscle activation. In a myopathic EMG trace, the electrical activity of the muscle appears

avulsion of the inferior pole of the patella. The mechanism of injury is a forceful eccentric contraction of the quadriceps. Instead of rupturing the patellar