The document discusses the anatomy and biomechanics of the hip joint. It describes how the hip joint is stabilized by bony architecture and surrounding muscles. During single leg stance, the body weight acts at a greater lever arm than the abductor muscles, so the abductors must generate a force three times the body weight to counteract the torque from the weight. Clinical implications include techniques to reduce joint reaction forces, such as increasing the offset of a femoral component in a hip replacement.