Difference between revisions of "Pelvis - Anatomy & Physiology"

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*Hip Bones:
 
*Hip Bones:
 
**Three bones develop from separate ossifications within a single cartilage plate
 
**Three bones develop from separate ossifications within a single cartilage plate
**'''Ilium''': craniodorsal, extends obliquely forward from hip to articulate with sacrum
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**[[Ilium - Anatomy and Physiology|Ilium]]: craniodorsal, extends obliquely forward from hip to articulate with sacrum
 
***Cranial wing varies between species
 
***Cranial wing varies between species
 
***Dorsally, forms '''sacral tuber''' more prominent in large animals than dogs and cats
 
***Dorsally, forms '''sacral tuber''' more prominent in large animals than dogs and cats
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**'''Pubis''': extends medially from the joint to form cranial pelvic floor
 
**'''Pubis''': extends medially from the joint to form cranial pelvic floor
 
***L-shaped to give two branches: cranial (acetabular) and caudal (symphysial)
 
***L-shaped to give two branches: cranial (acetabular) and caudal (symphysial)
**'''Ischium''': caudal, forms most of pelvic floor
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**[[Ischium - Anatomy & Physiology|Ischium]]: caudal, forms most of pelvic floor
 
***'''Ischial tuberosity''' is formed by the caudolateral corner of the  horizontal plate of the ischium
 
***'''Ischial tuberosity''' is formed by the caudolateral corner of the  horizontal plate of the ischium
 
**The '''Pelvic Symphysis''' comprises both pubis and ischium  
 
**The '''Pelvic Symphysis''' comprises both pubis and ischium  

Revision as of 14:56, 11 August 2008

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Pelvic Girdle

  • Two symmetrical halves: hip bones (ossa cosarum) meet at pelvic symphysis ventrally and articulate with sacrum dorsally
  • Hip Bones:
    • Three bones develop from separate ossifications within a single cartilage plate
    • Ilium: craniodorsal, extends obliquely forward from hip to articulate with sacrum
      • Cranial wing varies between species
      • Dorsally, forms sacral tuber more prominent in large animals than dogs and cats
      • Ventrally, forms tuber coxae, or the point of the hip
      • Margin of the wing is known as the iliac crest
      • Body is deeply excavated for attachment of the gluteus medius
      • Greater Sciatic Notch on dorsal border of the wing is cut away at its junction with the shaft to allow the sciatic nerve passage en route to the hind limb
    • Pubis: extends medially from the joint to form cranial pelvic floor
      • L-shaped to give two branches: cranial (acetabular) and caudal (symphysial)
    • Ischium: caudal, forms most of pelvic floor
      • Ischial tuberosity is formed by the caudolateral corner of the horizontal plate of the ischium
    • The Pelvic Symphysis comprises both pubis and ischium
    • The Acetabulum"" provides the socket to the joint of the hip, and is comprised of all three bones of the pelvis
  • Species differences:
    • Larger species have a more vertical ilium, bringing the sacroiliac joint (and with it the weight of the trunk) closer to the hip
    • Smaller species have an oblique ilium

Pelvic Joints and Ligaments

  • Pelvic Symphysis: secondary cartilaginous joint that ossifies with age and may expand in parturition
  • Sacroiliac joints: synovial joints combined with fibrous joints
    • Transmits the weight of the trunk to the hindlimbs
  • Sacrotuberous ligament varies tremendously between species, caudal edge is palpable
    • Dog: stout cord extending between the sacrum and lateral ischial tuberosity
    • Cat: not present
    • Ungulates: Sacrosciatic ligament expands to a broad sheet