Anatomy
·Lower Limb
Hip Joint
⭐ PREMIUM
The hip is a deep, stable ball-and-socket joint — built for weight-bearing and stability (the opposite trade-off to the shoulder).
STRUCTURE
• Femoral head ↔ acetabulum, deepened by the fibrocartilaginous acetabular labrum + transverse acetabular ligament.
• Very strong capsule attaching to the intertrochanteric LINE anteriorly (so the anterior neck is intracapsular; the posterior neck only par…
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