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The pelvis (pl. pelvises or pelves) is the bony structure located at the base of the spine (properly known as the caudal end). The pelvis incorporates the socket portion of the hip joint for each leg (in bipeds) or hind leg (in quadrupeds). It forms the lower limb (or hind-limb) girdle of the skeleton. Components Human male pelvis, viewed from front Human female pelvis, viewed from front Left hip-joint, opened by removing the floor of the acetabulum from within the ...
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Resources
- AAHKS Doctor Locator (American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons)
- Activities After a Hip Replacement (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Anesthesia for Hip and Knee Surgery (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Bone Density Scan (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
- Bone Scan (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
- Bursitis of the Hip (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Calcium Supplements (National Osteoporosis Foundation)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hip Fractures (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hip Injuries (National Institutes of Health)
- Daily Activities After Hip Replacment Surgery (American Occupational Therapy Association)
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Developmental Dislocation (Dysplasia) of the Hip (DDH) (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Falls and Hip Fractures among Older Adults (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control)
- Find a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician (American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
- Find an Orthopaedist (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Fracture of the Pelvis (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Hip Dislocation (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Hip Fracture (MayoClinic)
- Hip Fractures Surge among African-American Elderly between 1990-2000 (American College of Rheumatology)
- Hip Implants (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Hip Injuries and Disorders (Medline Plus)
- Hip Injuries and Disorders (National Institutes of Health)
- Hip Problems (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Hip Problems in Infants (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Hip Replacement - Physical Therapy [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Hip Replacement [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Hip Strains (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- How to Use Crutches, Canes and Walkers (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Inflammatory Arthritis of the Hip (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Information for Patients - Office Visit Tips (American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons)
- Injections (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- MR Imaging (MRI)-Musculoskeletal (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- NIH Consensus Development Conference: Hip Replacement (Office of Medical Applications of Research)
- Osteoarthritis of the Hip (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Osteonecrosis of the Hip (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS) (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Questions and Answers about Hip Replacement (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Radiography (X-ray) - Bone (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Recovery from Hip Fracture (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)
- Repetitive Motion Disorders (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Revision Hip Surgery (Arthritis Foundation) - requires shockwave plug-in
- Scientists Identify Two Key Risk Factors for Hip Replacement in Women (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Snapping Hip (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Social Experience Seen to Influence Joint Replacement Decisions (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Taking Care of Your Hip: A Physical Therapist's Perspective (American Physical Therapy Association) - Links to PDF File
- Team Care by Hospitalists with Surgeons after Hip or Knee Surgery (American College of Physicians)
- Thiazide Diuretics and Hip Fracture Risk (American College of Physicians)
- Total Hip (Food and Drug Administration)
- Total Hip Replacement (Arthritis Foundation) - requires shockwave plug-in
- Total Hip Replacement Exercise Guide (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Total Hip Replacement: Relieve Pain, Improve Mobility (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Transient Osteoporosis of the Hip (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Transient Synovitis of the Hip: A Cause of Hip Pain in Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Your Child's New Hip Abduction Orthosis: for Infants and Young Children (Shriners Hospitals for Children)
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