Acetabulum information

The acetabulum (/ˌæsɪˈtæbjələm/; pl.: acetabula), also called the cotyloid cavity, is a concave surface of the pelvis. The head of the femur meets with...

Acetabularia acetabulum is a species of green alga in the family Polyphysaceae. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea at a depth of one to two metres. This...

acetabulofemoral joint (art. coxae), is the ball-and-socket joint between the pelvic acetabulum and the femoral head. Its primary function is to support the weight of...

stretches from the acetabulum up to the anterior superior iliac spine; the posterior side reaches from the top of the acetabulum to the sacroiliac joint;...

Fractures of the acetabulum occur when the head of the femur is driven into the pelvis. This injury is caused by a blow to either the side or front of...

Pleurosticta acetabulum is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It is common and widespread throughout Europe, where it grows on tree...

The lunate surface of acetabulum is the articular surface of the acetabulum which makes contact with the femoral head as part of the hip joint. It forms...

cartilage. They join each other in a Y-shaped portion of cartilage in the acetabulum. By the end of puberty the three regions will have fused together, and...

Helvella acetabulum is a species of fungus in the family Helvellaceae, order Pezizales. This relatively large cup-shaped fungus is characterized by a tan...

Allium acetabulum (Raf.) Shinners Allium canadense var. ovoideum Farw. Allium canadense var. robustum Farw. Allium continuum Small Geboscon acetabulum Raf...

head) separates from its cup–shaped socket in the hip bone, known as the acetabulum. The joint of the femur and pelvis (hip joint) is very stable, secured...

middle-aged adults. It occurs when the ball shaped femoral head contacts the acetabulum abnormally or does not permit a normal range of motion in the acetabular...

for prokaryotes. The name, Acetabularia, derives from the Latin word acetabulum, a broad, shallow cup used for dipping bread; the upturned cap of Acetabularia...

superior portion of this region forms approximately one-third of the acetabulum. The ischium is made up of three parts–the body, the superior ramus and...

femoral extremity. The head of the femur, which articulates with the acetabulum of the pelvic bone, comprises two-thirds of a sphere. It has a small groove...

Intraoperative photograph after hemipelvectomy on the right side with view of the acetabulum. This was done for a case of gas gangrene. Other names Hindquarter amputation...

false acetabulum often forms (often higher up on the pelvis) opposite the dislocated femoral head position. In acetabular dysplasia, the acetabulum (socket)...

fibrocartilaginous ring which surrounds the circumference of the acetabulum of the hip, deepening the acetabulum. The labrum is attached onto the bony rim and transverse...

other, the posterior or reflected, from a groove above the rim of the acetabulum. The two unite at an acute angle and spread into an aponeurosis that is...

red). Origin includes the anterior inferior iliac spine and part of the acetabulum. Insertion is into the patellar tendon. Action is extension of the knee...

deep[citation needed] notch in the inferior portion of the rim of the acetabulum.: 1354  It is bridged by the transverse acetabular ligament, converting...

image, taken in September 2006, shows extensive repair work to the right acetabulum six years after it was carried out (2000). The onset of arthritis, a bone/joint...