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== Description ==
== Description ==
The pelvis is composed of the sacrum, ilium, ischium and pubis. The pelvic bone consists the pubic symphysis and the sacroiliac joint.
The pelvis consists of the sacrum, the coccyx,the ischium, the ilium, and the pubis. <ref>White, TD., Black, MT., Folkens, PA. Human osteology. Academic press; 2011.</ref><ref name=":0">Lewis CL, Laudicina NM, Khuu A, Loverro KL. The human pelvis: Variation in structure and function during gait. The Anatomical Record. 2017 Apr;300(4):633-42.</ref>


== Anatomy  ==
== Anatomy  ==


=== Articulating surfaces ===
=== Osteology ===
* sacrum
* coccyx
* two os coxae, which consist of the:
** ischium
** ilium
** pubis (White, Black, Folkens 2011).
 
=== Articulations ===
There are three articulations within the pelvis:
* inferiorly between the sacrum and the coccyx
* posteriorly between the sacrum and each ilium (sacroiliac (SI) joint)
* anteriorly between the pubic bodies (pubic symphysis).<ref name=":0" />


=== Joint capsule ===
=== Joint capsule ===

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Bones of the pelvis

Description[edit | edit source]

The pelvis consists of the sacrum, the coccyx,the ischium, the ilium, and the pubis. [1][2]

Anatomy[edit | edit source]

Osteology[edit | edit source]

  • sacrum
  • coccyx
  • two os coxae, which consist of the:
    • ischium
    • ilium
    • pubis (White, Black, Folkens 2011).

Articulations[edit | edit source]

There are three articulations within the pelvis:

  • inferiorly between the sacrum and the coccyx
  • posteriorly between the sacrum and each ilium (sacroiliac (SI) joint)
  • anteriorly between the pubic bodies (pubic symphysis).[2]

Joint capsule[edit | edit source]

Ligaments[edit | edit source]

Muscles[edit | edit source]

Blood supply[edit | edit source]

Nerve supply[edit | edit source]

Clinical Examination[edit | edit source]

Assessment[edit | edit source]

Special Tests[edit | edit source]

Outcome Measures[edit | edit source]

Pathology/Injury[edit | edit source]

Physiotherapeutic Techniques[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

  1. White, TD., Black, MT., Folkens, PA. Human osteology. Academic press; 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Lewis CL, Laudicina NM, Khuu A, Loverro KL. The human pelvis: Variation in structure and function during gait. The Anatomical Record. 2017 Apr;300(4):633-42.