How to draw the hip bone

How to sketch anatomy without knowing how to draw 🤔

To learn anatomy, and above all to understand it, one of the best approaches is DRAWING!

But what can you do when you can't even draw two straight lines...

Let's start with the simplest steps possible, so that everyone can get started, and everyone can add their own artistic touch!

Use this grid as a guide, either on your tablet or by ordering it here (coming soon!)


How to learn the osteology of the hip bone


I. Overall shape of the bone: 2 arcs and an oval, simple right?

hip bone external view
- The upper arc represents: The iliac crest, in the top 1/3 of the grid,
- The lower arc represents the ischium on its left side, and the ischiopubic ramus on its lower and right side.
- The oval in the lower 3/4 represents the position of the acetabulum


Once this simple shape is done, other simple shapes can be used to add the bony landmarks.


II. Bony landmarks

 

hip bone external view

 

The corresponding labels are as follows:

  1. PSIS
  2. PIIS
  3. Posterior gluteal line
  4. Anterior gluteal line
  5. Gluteal tuberosity
  6. ASIS
  7. AIIS
  8. Supra-acetabular groove
  9. Superior pubic ramus
  10. Pubic tubercle
  11. Obturator foramen
  12. Ischium
  13. Lesser sciatic notch
  14. Ischial spine
  15. Greater sciatic notch

Can you see the overall shape of the hip bone taking form on the external face? You can move on to the next step to have the finished diagram of the bone.

III. Connect the outlines to create the final shape of the bone

hip bone external view


The whole point of learning osteology diagrams is to make learning myology easier!


IV. Add the muscle attachments

hip bone external view
  1. Gluteus maximus
  2. Gluteus medius
  3. Gluteus minimus
  4. Tensor fasciae latae
  5. Sartorius
  6. Rectus femoris (straight tendon)
  7. Rectus femoris (reflected tendon)
  8. Rectus abdominis / external oblique / pyramidalis
  9. Pectineus
  10. Adductor brevis
  11. Gracilis
  12. Adductor longus
  13. Obturator internus
  14. Adductor magnus
  15. Quadratus femoris
  16. Semitendinosus
  17. Biceps femoris
  18. Semimembranosus
  19. Gemellus inferior
  20. Gemellus superior

You now have all the elements to easily sketch the hip bone!

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