Diseases of the thigh The fracture of the femoral neck (also called just femoral neck fracture) is a very common fracture. It mainly affects postmenopausal women and patients suffering from osteoporosis. Anatomically, the femoral neck fracture is divided into a medial (inside the joint capsule) and a lateral (outside the joint capsule) fracture. Furthermore, the … Diseases of the thigh | Thigh
Summary The thigh consists of the largest tubular bone (femur) of the human body and numerous muscles, which are used especially for locomotion and for standing upright. They are divided into three large groups: The thigh is connected to the trunk via the hip joint and to the lower leg via the knee joint. Various … Summary | Thigh
General information The thigh is the upper part of the leg between hip and knee, or between buttocks and lower leg. It has a strongly developed musculature, which serves mainly for locomotion and statics. The extent of movement in the hip and knee joint, however, is much less pronounced than on the upper arm. Thigh … Thigh
Femoral neck The femoral neck (collum femoris) is the anatomical section of the femur that connects the shaft (corpus femoris) with the head (caput femoris). A certain angle is formed between the collum and the corpus femoris (the collum-diaphyseal angle), which should be between 125 and 135 degrees. On the one hand, the neck of … Femoral neck | Thigh
Joints The hip joint represents the connection between thigh and hip (Articulatio coxae). It is a nut joint, a special form of the ball joint. The head of the joint is clearly more than halfway in the acetabulum. The socket (acetabulum) is formed by the pelvis, the joint head is the head of the femur … Joints | Thigh
Nerves on the thigh The nerval innervation of the thigh is carried out via the various nerves from the pelvic nerve plexus (Plexus lumbosacralis). From the lumbar plexus emerges the genitofemoral nerve, which sensitively innervates the scrotum and a small part on the inner side of the thigh. The femoral nerve also originates from the … Nerves on the thigh | Thigh
