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Emma Muirhead (OT)
Sacha Armstrong (Physio)
Claire Thomson (OT)
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, • Carries entire weight of erect body
• Subjected to exceptional forces – e.g., jumping, running
• 3 segments: thigh, leg, foot. (whole leg: lower limb. Area between thigh and foot: leg)
Bones of lower limb:
- Os coxae (hip bone: ilium (wing of pelvis), ischium, pubic bone)
- Femur
- Patella
- Tibia
- Fibula
- Tarsals
- Metatarsals
- Phalanges
Femur articulates with the tibia and the patella embedded in the quadriceps femoris tendon
The knee joint allows flexion/extension of leg, rotation of femur on tibia (locks the knee when standing)
The fibula doesn’t form part of the knee joint – only the most lateral part of the ankle joint. Forms two joints
with tibia: superior & inferior tibiofibular joints (synovial, little movements)
Distal ends of tibia and fibula form a deep recess for the ankle joint
DIVISIONS OF THE LOWER LIMB
- Sacroiliac joints + ligaments are the anchor point for attachment of the lower limb to the axial
skeleton
- Gluteal region: posterolateral, between iliac crest & gluteal fold.
- Thigh: between inguinal ligament (anteriorly)/gluteal fold (posteriorly) and knee joint
- The hip joint is inferior to the middle third of the inguinal ligament
- Leg (lower) between knee and ankle
- Foot is distal to the ankle
TRANSITION AREAS:
1. The femoral triangle
Common femoral artery & femoral nerve enter the thigh from the abdomen by passing under the
inguinal ligament
2. Popliteal fossa
Popliteal artery/vein and sciatic nerve pass from thigh to
leg
3. Tarsal tunnel
Many nerves, vessels and flexor tendons pass between
leg and foot. Flexor retinaculum holds tendons in position.
OS COXAE (hip bone)
,FEMUR
- Head
- Shaft
- Patella articular surface
- Fovea capitis (area to which ligament attaches – connects head of femur to acetabulum)
- Greater trochanter
- Lesser trochanter
- Linea aspera
- Popliteal surface
- Medial epicondyle
- Lateral epicondyle
- Medial condyle
- Lateral condyle
KNEE JOINT
Lateral view:
fibula is
lateral
TIBIA AND FIBULA
- Tibia weight bearing
- Fibula non-weight bearing
- Fibula stabilises the ankle joint
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, MOVEMENTS OF LOWER LIMB
Plantar flexion = ankle/foot extension (point towards the ‘plants’)
Dorsiflexion = ankle/foot flexion
Anatomical definition:
Flexion: refers to a movement that decreases the angle between two body parts
Extension: refers to a movement that increases the angle between 2 body parts
MUSCLE COMPARTMENTS
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