Hip Anatomy
Physicians
Fellowship Trained
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Michael Cooney, MD
Fellowship Trained: Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy
Interests: Sports Medicine, Trauma-Related Injuries, Arthroscopy, Total Hip Replacement, Total Knee Replacement, Total Shoulder Replacement, Fracture Management, General Orthopaedics, Pediatric Orthopaedics, Shoulder Surgery
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Michael Leighton, MD
Fellowship Trained: Sports Medicine
Interests: Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Fracture Management, Total Hip Replacement, Total Knee Replacement, General Orthopaedics, Pediatric Orthopaedics, Shoulder Surgery, Total Shoulder Replacement, Trauma-Related Injuries
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Andrew R. Noble, MD
Fellowship Trained: Total Joint Replacement
Interests: Total Hip Replacement, Total Knee Replacement
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Scott Norris, DO
Fellowship Trained: Sports Medicine
Interests: Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, General Orthopaedics, Total Hip Replacement, Total Knee Replacement, Fracture Management, Shoulder Surgery, Trauma-Related Injuries
Treating
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Kenneth Gerszberg, MD
Fellowship Trained: Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle
Interests: General Orthopaedics, Arthroscopy, Fracture Management, Pediatric Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine, Trauma-Related Injuries, Total Ankle Replacement, Foot & Ankle Surgery
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James Kerpsack, MD
Fellowship Trained: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Interests: Pediatric Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Fracture Management, General Orthopaedics, Hand Surgery, Shoulder Surgery, Trauma-Related Injuries
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Fernando Mora, MD
Fellowship Trained: Interventional Pain Medicine
Interests: Anesthesiology, Interventional Pain Medicine, Pain Management, Spine Fractures
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Andrew Seltzer, DO
Fellowship Trained: Hand/Wrist/Upper Extremity Surgery
Interests: Arthroscopy, Fracture Management, General Orthopaedics, Hand/Wrist Surgery, Total Knee Replacement, Total Wrist Joint Replacement, Total Finger Joint Replacement
Anatomy
Anatomy of the Hip Joint
The hip joint is one of the largest weight-bearing joints in the body. This ball-and-socket joint allows the leg to move and rotate while keeping the body stable and balanced. Let's take a closer look at the main parts of the hip joint's anatomy.