Bones of the Leg and Pelvis

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Bones of the Leg


Pelvic girdle

Bone Parts Joints Notes
pubic bone
  • body
  • pubic crest
  • pubic tubercle
  • superior pubic ramus
  • inferior pubic ramus
  • ischiopubic ramus
  • acetabulum
ischium
  • ischial tuberosity
  • ischial spine
  • lesser sciatic notch
  • ischiopubic ramus
  • acetabulum
ilium
  • blade
  • iliac fossa
  • iliac crest
  • iliac tubercle
  • anterior superior and anterior inferior iliac spines
  • posterior superior and posterior inferior iliac spines
  • auricular surface
  • anterior, inferior and posterior gluteal lines
  • acetabulum
  • iliosacral

Leg bones

Bone Parts Joints Notes
femur
  • head
  • neck
  • greater trochanter
  • lesser trochanter
  • anterior intertrochanteric line and posterior intertrochanteric crest
  • gluteal tuberosity
  • shaft
  • linea aspera
  • popliteal surface
  • medial and lateral condyles
  • medial and lateral epicondyles
  • intercondylar fossa
  • groove for popliteus
  • adductor tubercle
  • hip
  • knee
patella
  • articualar surfaces
  • knee
tibia
  • upper surface
  • medial and lateral condyles
  • tibial tuberosity
  • shaft
  • soleal line
  • facets for articulation with fibula
  • medial malleolus
  • knee
  • ankle
fibula
  • head
  • neck
  • shaft
  • inferior end
  • lateral malleolus
  • malleolar fossa
  • knee
  • ankle

Tarsus

Bone Parts Joints Notes
talus
  • with tibia and fibula
  • with calcaneus
  • with navicular bone
calcaneus
  • medial and lateral tubercles
  • large medial protuberance
  • sustenaculum tali
  • with talus
  • with cuboid
navicular
  • tuberosity
  • with talus
  • with cuboid
  • with cuneiform bones
cuboid
  • groove for peroneus longus
  • with calcaneus
  • with metatarsals
  • with lateral cuneiform
  • with navicular

Rest of the foot

Bone Parts Joints Notes
metatarsals
  • base
  • shaft
  • head
  • 1st is short and strong, associated with two sesamoid bones
  • 2nd long, held in mortice, frequently undergoes stress fracture
phalanges
  • base
  • shaft
  • head
 

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