Articulations of the Lower Limb
Unit: 4-4August 16, 2012
Acetabulum (A-see-tab-u-lum)
Acetabulum
Male Female
Transverse Acetabular Ligament
Transverse Acetabular Ligament
Transverse Acetabular Ligament
Round ligament of the head of the femur
Passes here while in the acetabulum**
Capsular Ligaments
Made of :• Iliofemoral• Pubofemoral• Ischiofemoral• Zona Orbicularis– “ZIIP da hip”
Iliofemoral ligament
Ischiofemoral ligament
Pubofemoral ligament
Zona Orbicularis (Tranverse)
Capsular Ligaments
Made of :• Iliofemoral• Pubofemoral• Ischiofemoral• Zona Orbicularis– “PIIZ shake dem hips gurl (or boi)”
Patellar ligament
Tibial (medial) collateral ligament
Tibial (medial) collateral ligament
Tibial (medial) collateral ligament Anterior view
Fibular (lateral) collateral ligament
Fibular (lateral) collateral ligament
Fibular (lateral) collateral ligament
Fibular (lateral) collateral ligamentAnterior view
Oblique popliteal ligament(from semimembranosus)
Arcuate popliteal ligament(from biceps femoris)
Lateral meniscusAnterior view
Medial meniscusAnterior View
Transverse genicular ligament
Anterior cruciate ligament
Anterior cruciate ligamentwith transverse ligament in front
Anterior cruciate ligament
Posterior cruciate ligament
Posterior cruciate ligament
Posterior cruciate ligamentAnterior view
Superior Tibiofibular Joint
Inferior Tibiofibular Joint
Medial collateral ligament (deltoid ligament)
Medial collateral ligament (deltoid ligament)
Lateral collateral ligament(anterior talofibular ligament)
Plantar aponeurosis
Tarsometatarsal joint
Transverse tarsal joint
Spring ligament (plantar calcaneonavicular ligament)
Long plantar ligament
Short plantar ligament (plantar calcaneocuboid ligament)
Extensor/ FlexorRetinacula of the foot
Superior and Inferior extensor
Superior and Inferior flexor