A Radiologically-Guided Approach to Musculoskeletal Anatomy by Alberto Tagliafico & Carlo Martinoli

A Radiologically-Guided Approach to Musculoskeletal Anatomy by Alberto Tagliafico & Carlo Martinoli

Author:Alberto Tagliafico & Carlo Martinoli
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer Milan, Milano


Fig. 4.34Self-assessment

Part 3

Lower Limb

Alberto Tagliafico and Carlo MartinoliA Radiologically-Guided Approach to Musculoskeletal Anatomy10.1007/978-88-470-2877-7_5© Springer-Verlag Italia 2013

5. Hip

Alberto Tagliafico1 , Erica Fisci and Carlo Martinoli

(1)Institute of Anatomy Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

Alberto Tagliafico

Email: [email protected]

Overview

The hip joint is a synovial joint formed by the femoral head and the acetabulum. Both joint surfaces are covered with hyaline cartilage. The hip joint is a ball and socket joint where the roughly spherical femoral head is largely contained within the acetabulum.



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