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        | support period of step cycle |  | Definition 
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        | swing period of step cycle |  | Definition 
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        | two parts of the step cycle |  | 
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        | muscles active at heel strike but not all the way to toe off, keep center of gravity over the support leg by using Abductors to hold straight |  | 
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        | lesion to superior gluteal nerve->  can't use the glutes so the person throws their body weight over the supporting leg 
 also arthritis pain can cause this gait
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        | what causes Trendelenberg gait |  | 
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        | lift the leg of the unsupported side then they fall on their leg |  | Definition 
 
        | positive trendelenberg sign |  | 
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        | lift the leg of the unsupported side then they fall on their leg |  | Definition 
 
        | positive trendelenberg sign |  | 
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        | active very briefly in support phase |  | Definition 
 
        | when is the role of gluteus maximus in gait cycle? |  | 
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        | catches you to prevent jack-knife of upper body over lower limbs in heel strike, if messed up the person will lean back at heel strike |  | 
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        | V shaped thickening of fibrous joint capsule, resists hyperextension of hip when standing |  | 
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        | ligament below the axis of rotation of the hip joint so it resists hyperabduction |  | 
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        | ligament attaches to femur anteriorly, resists hyperextension of hip |  | 
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        | 1) medial circumflex femoral 2) lateral circumflex femoral
 3) artery to the head of the femur (from obturator artery)
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        | blood supply to the head and neck of femur is derived from what 3 vessels? |  | 
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        | it is a secondary center of ossification and so it is separate from the rest of the femur at a young age |  | Definition 
 
        | why does the head of the femur have a special blood supply? |  | 
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        | profunda femoris (aka deep artery of thigh) |  | Definition 
 
        | what are the medial and lateral circumflex femoral branches of? |  | 
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        | retinacular artey = femoral neck artery |  | Definition 
 
        | what artery flows through the neck of the femur |  | 
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        | in __ % of adults the retinacular arteries anastomose with the artery to the head |  | 
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        | age 12-14 when the ossification of the femur has extended into the pit |  | Definition 
 
        | when does the anastamoses between the head of the femur and the branches of the profunda occur? |  | 
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        | if the retinacular arteries are torn during a fracture of the neck, there may be aseptic vascular necrosis |  | Definition 
 
        | why is it bad if your retinaculr arteries don't anastamose with the profunda femoris arteries? |  | 
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        | old people-> break the femur and it won't heal because of lack of blood supply |  | Definition 
 
        | who is especially susceptible to avascular necrosis on the head of the femur? |  | 
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        | aka tough deep fascia of the lower limb |  | 
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        | pubic bone, iliac crest, inguinal ligament, and other bony/ligamentous structures |  | Definition 
 
        | what is the fascia lata attached to in the gluteal region? |  | 
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        | inguinal ligament (no continuous fascial tract = no spread of infection-or not as easy) |  | Definition 
 
        | what separates the deep fascia of the leg from the abdomen? |  | 
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        | thickening of the fascia lata on the lateral thigh |  | 
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        | allows the hip muscles to act on the knee |  | 
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        | continuous with the crual fascia |  | Definition 
 
        | what is the iliotibial tract continuous with distally? |  | 
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        | largest and most superficial muscle |  | 
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        | muscle border that is key to naming stuff in the gluteal region |  | 
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        | through greater sciatic foramen superior to piriformis |  | Definition 
 
        | where do superior gluteal NAV pass  around the piriformis? |  | 
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        | through greater sciatic foramen inferior to piriformis |  | Definition 
 
        | where does the inferior gluteal NAV pass in relation to the piriformis |  | 
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        | passes through greater sciatic foramen inferior to piriformis (80-90% of the time sometimes splits) |  | Definition 
 
        | where does the sciatic nerve pass in relation to the piriformis (most of the time) |  | 
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        | pudendal nerve/internal pudendal AV pass through the greater sciatic foramen inferior to piriformis then into the pelvis through the lesser sciatic foramen (the nerve goes out around the pelvic diaphragm then back in with the vessels) |  | Definition 
 
        | where does the pudendal nerve pass in relation to the piriformis? |  | 
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        | peroneum between the legs (its a branch of the lumbosacral plexus) |  | Definition 
 
        | what does the pudendal nerve innervate? |  | 
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        | 87-inferior 12.2-through
 0.5-superior
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        | in 87% of patients, the entire sciatic nerve passes ______ to the piriformis. 
 in 12.2% the peroneal division passes ________ the piriformis
 
 in 0.5% of patients the peroneal division passes ______ to the piriformis
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        | half way between posterior superior iliac spine (sacral dimple) and the ischial tuberosity |  | Definition 
 
        | where does the sciatic nerve emerge from the greater sciatic foramen? |  | 
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        | half way between, follows a half circle path down. |  | Definition 
 
        | where does the sciatic nerve pass in regards to the greater trochanter and ischial tuberosity? |  | 
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        | where is the only safe place to do an intragluteal injection? |  | 
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        | gemellus superior and gemellus inferior |  | Definition 
 
        | what things insert on the tendon of obturator internus |  | 
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        | 1)glut. maximus 2)piriformis
 3)quadratus femoris
 4)gemellus superior
 5)obturator internus
 6)gemellus inferior
 7)obturator externus
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        | what are the lateral rotators of the thigh? |  | 
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        | lateral rotators of the thigh 
 1)obturator internus (both gemelli)
 2)obterator externus
 3)piriformis
 4)gluteus medius
 5)gluteus minimis
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        | what things insert on the greater trochanter? |  | 
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        | tensor fascia latae & glut med. and min. |  | Definition 
 
        | what muscles are innervated by superior gluteal n.? |  | 
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