MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS

MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS

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LCF in English Bibles The first written mention of the LCF in humans is found in the ancient Hebrew book – Bereshit (Genesis). In English translations of the Bible, LCF is denoted by various terms, often not explicitly referring to the «ligament».
The Shortest Comments on Genesis, Chap. XXXII-XXXIII In the selected excerpt, the symptoms, mechanism, and differential diagnostic test for the injury to LCF are provided, along with details about the circumstances, time, and place of the biblical trauma.
1609-1583bcProtoBereshit Hypothesis: in the work of fiction, an unknown physician-encyclopedist for the first time pointed out damage to the LCF as a cause of gait disturbance.
922-722bcElohist A variant of the oldest description of damage to the LCF and the cause of lameness in Hebrew, dating from 922-722 BC.
8cent.bcHomer The poet describes an open hip fracture-dislocation, which is usually accompanied by damage to the LCF.
650-570bcJeremiah_Baruch The editors of the book of Bereishit mention the LCF of the animal.
5-2cent.bcSamaritan Pentateuch The Samaritan text contains references to the LCF of an animal and a human.
445bсEzra An extreme Hebrew version of a passage from the Book of Bereshit mentioning the LCF of an animal and a human.
3-1cent.bcSeptuaginta The text in ancient Greek contains references to the LCF of an animal and a human.
0cent.4Q158.1-2. Fragments of the Dead Sea Scroll, which previously contained the text of Genesis 32 with a mention of LCF.
50-135Akiva ben Joseph The rabbi mentions the LCF of the animal.
80-110Eliezer ben Hyrcanus The author indicates the location of the LCF and describes its injury.
80-120Targum Onkelos The Aramaic text contains mentioned to LCF of an animal and a human.
93-94JosephusF The author mentions LCF in an animal and an episode of its damage in a human.
1-2cent.Vetus Latina The oldest Latin text contains mentioned to LCF of an animal and a human.
2cent.Mur1. A fragment of the Dead Sea Scroll containing the text of the final part of the 32nd chapter of the Book of Genesis with a mention of LCF.
1-3cent.Peshitta The Syriac text contains mentioned to LCF of an animal and a human.
135-170Yehudah ben Ilai The religious scholar points out the distal attachment site of the LCF and demonstrates knowledge of the possibility of its injury.
150-250Targum Jonathan The mentions ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF) in an animal and an episode of its damage in a human.
165-257Shmuel Babylonian physician demonstrates knowledge of LCF injury, identifies topography and distal attachment site.
190-230Mishnah Chullin Selected quotations discuss the presence of LCF in different animals, its location and distal attachment site.
200Mekilta de-Rabbi Yishmael The passage we have chosen mentions the LCF of the animal.
2-3cent.Coptic Bible The Coptic text contains mentioned to LCF of an animal and a human.
220-299Yehuda ben Yechezkel The religious scholar points out the location of the LCF in animals and distinguishes it from the sciatic nerve.
220-320Kahana The rabbi points out the location of the LCF and knows how to differentiate it from the sciatic nerve.
250-350Sifra The passage we have chosen mentions the LCF of the animal.
280-352Rava The rabbi identifies the location and distal attachment site of the LCF and demonstrates knowledge of its function.
290-320Chisda The religious scholar indirectly mentions LCF.
320-350Abun bar Ḥiyya The rabbi notes the presence of LCF in the even-toed ungulate - the deer.
320-350Aha The rabbi points out the location of the LCF and knows how to differentiate it from the sciatic nerve.
375-425Jerusalem Talmud The rabbis discuss the presence of LCF in different animals.
375-425Ravina The rabbi speaks about the presence of the LCF and explains how it differs from the sciatic nerve.
386Ambrosius Mediolanensis The author mentions LCF of the animal.
386-397John Chrysostom The author mentions LCF in an animal and an episode of its damage in a human.
4cent.Gothic Bible A Gothic term that may have been used to refer to the LCF of an animal and a human.
4-5cent.Ethiopic Bible The Ethiopic text contains mentioned to LCF of an animal and a human.
398-405Jerome of Stridon The Latin text contains mentioned to LCF of an animal and a human.
435Armenian Bible The ancient Armenian text contains mentioned to LCF of an animal and a human.
450-550Babylonian Talmud The rabbis discuss the presence of LCF in different animals, its location, role, distal attachment area, and the possibility of damage.
5-6cent.Georgian Bible The ancient Georgian text contains mentioned to LCF of an animal and a human.
862-885Cyril_Methodius An Old Slavonic terms that may have been used to refer to the LCF of an animal and a human.
893-927Gregory the Presbyter An Old Slavonic term that may have been used to refer to the LCF of an animal and a human.
927-942Arabic Bible The Arabic text contains mentioned to LCF of an animal and a human.
978Oshki Bible The ancient Georgian text contains mentioned to LCF of an animal and a human.
1039-1065Giorgi Mtatsmindeli The translator mentions the LCF damage, and notes its presence in animals.
1120-1140Judah Halevi The author mentions LCF (גיד) of mammals.
1176-1178(a)Rambam The author mentions the pathology of LCF (גיד) in humans and points out the presence of this structure in animals.
1176-1178(b)Rambam The author writes about the localization of LCF (גיד) ) and distinguishes it from a tendon, blood vessel or nerve.
1185-1235David Kimchi The author writes about the localization, purpose, and injury of the LCF (גיד), and also talks about its presence in adult animals and embryos.
1190Rambam The author mentions a variant of the pathology LCF (גיד) in humans.
1220-1260Hezekiah ben Manoah The author briefly mentions LCF (גיד) of animals.
1255-1285Sefer HaChinukh The author mentions LCF (גיד) of animals.
1290-1310Bahya ben Asher The author discusses the damage to the LCF (גיד), its strength, role and shape, mentioning the presence of this structure in animals.
1270-1340Jacob ben Asher The author mentions LCF (גיד) damage in humans and notes its presence in animals.
1482-1548BartenuraO The author refers to the LCF of animals using the term "גיד".
1742Chaim_ben_Attar The author mentions the LCF of man and animal, calling this formation “גיד הנשה” (gid ha-nashe).
1753AstrucJ In analyzing the book of Genesis, the author cites a French text mentioning a hip injury, damage to the LCF, and the consequences of an accident.
1802PaleyW Mention of the LCF in theological literature.
1922LeeserI The fragment from the Book of Genesis recounts the journey of the family of Patriarch Jacob from Charan to Canaan (Gen. 31:1 – 33:20). In the provided excerpt of the ancient text, for the first time in history, the injury to the LCF of a man is mentioned (Gen. 32:26,33).

1948EpsteinI The editor comments on the words of Rabbi Samuel (Shmuel) in the tractate Hullin of the Babylonian Talmud, explaining the location of the LCF in relation to the joint and its differences from the sciatic nerve.

2013MorrisonC_KookAI The rabbi writes about the mechanical function of the LCF in humans.
2019(a)ArkhipovSV_SkvortsovDV For the first time, damage to the ligament of the head of femur in humans and the mechanism of injury are described in the Bible. Read more in the article: Ligamentum capitis femoris: first written mentions.

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2025Arkhipov SV. Physicians Who Became Gods: Rational-Critical Theology.
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2025ArkhipovSV_ArkhipovaLN. Who, When, and Where Wrote the Book of Genesis?

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Memorial Day

July 7 My Father's Day Vasily Dmitrievich Arkhipov (1936-2004) Tireless Worker of the Kindest Soul The engineering mindset inherited from him helped develop a Theory of ligamentum capitis femoris biomechanics , create mechanical models of the hip joint , and design walking machines with ligaments analogues . Jubilee Promo: Our Books at €1 Архипов С.В. Связка головки бедренной кости. Функция и роль в патогенезе коксартроза. Йоэнсуу: Издание Автора, 2023. [Arkhipov SV. The ligament of the head of femur. Function and role in the pathogenesis of coxarthrosis. Joensuu: Author's Edition, 2023. (In Russian)] Google Play Архипов С.В. Девятый месяц, одиннадцатый день: Рассуждение о XXXII главе книги Бытие. Йоэнсуу: Издание Автора, 2024. [Arkhipov S.V. The Ninth Month, Eleventh Day: A Reflection on Chapter XXXII of the Book of Genesis. Joensuu: Author’s Edition, 2024. (In Russian)] GooglePlay Архипов С.В. Дети человеческие: истоки библейских преданий в обозрении врача. Эссе, снабже...

Vertebrates

VERTEBRATES According to the molecular clock, a specific method for dating phylogenetic events, vertebrates (Vertebrata) separated from arthropods (Arthropoda) 976±97 Ma (2004HedgesSB_ShoeJL). The latter began to dominate in species diversity with the Cambrian burst of radiation, which occurred 520 Ma (2010EdgecombeGD). This ratio in the fauna of the Earth is still preserved. Approximately 525 Ma, the phylum Chordates separated from the group of bilaterally symmetrical animals (1995ChenJY_ZhouGQ). In turn, the evolution of chordate organisms led to the formation of the first vertebrates at least 500 Ma, from which the jawed mouths 450-400 Ma descended, becoming the ancestors of the placoderms or "armored" fish (Placodermi) (1979 НаумовНП _ КарташевНН ). Sculptural reconstruction of the placoderm Coccosteus from the order Arthrodires, Middle Devonian, 393.3-382.7 Ma ; exposition of the Orlov Paleontological Museum (Moscow); photo by the author. The first cartilaginou...

LCF in 2026 (June)

LCF in 2026 (June ) (Quotes from articles and books published in June 2026 mentioning the ligamentum capitis femoris) Turner, A. H., Kernan, C. E., Laing, A., Pritchard, A. C., Stocker, M. R., Irmis, R. B., ... & Nesbitt, S. J. (2026). A new shuvosaurid (Archosauria, Poposauroidea) from the Late Triassic (Norian) Hayden Quarry of New Mexico, USA. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology , e2618182. [i] tandfonline.com Wang, F., Mu, Y., Sun, J., & Chi, H. Traumatic necrosis of femoral head: a case report. Journal of Clinical Medicine Research. 2026;7(1)14-18. [ii] en.front-sci.com Sha, S. Y., Lang, X. X., Liu, Y., Li, C. B., & Yin, Q. F. L‐Capsulotomy and Anatomic Repair of Zona Orbicularis: Hip Arthroscopy Capsular Management for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome. Arthroscopy Techniques , e70149. [iii] arthroscopyjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com Garlapaty, A. R....

1155Abenezra

Content [i] Annotation [ii] Original text [iii] English translation [iv] Source & links [v] Notes [vi] Authors & Affiliations [vii] Keywords [i] Annotation Fragment from the book: Ezra AM. Ibn Ezra’s Commentary on the Pentateuch. Genesis (Bereshit) (1155). The author discusses the interpretation of the term gid ha-nasheh denoting ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF) in the book of Bereshit. The text in Russian is available at the following link: 1155Abenezra . [ii] Original text Bereshit 32:33 ( sefaria.org ) [iii] English translation Genesis 32:33 THE SINEW OF THE THIGH-VEIN. The meaning of the term gid ha-nasheh (the sinew of the thigh-vein) is known from the tradition received and transmitted to us by the Talmudic sages.49 No one but those lacking in understanding and knowledge of nature have any doubt as to its definition. The latter interpret gid (sinew) to refer to the penis and h...

1900BetheE

Fragments of t he book Pollux J. Onomasticum (166-76) edited by E. Bethe (1900). In Greek the author calls ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF) «ἰσχίον», and the concept of «ligament» is designated by the term «νεῦρον / ν εῦρα ». The term «ἰσχίον» was used by Rufus of Ephesus ( 2020ArkhipovSV_ProlyginaIV ). The fragment of the Onomasticum dealing with the LCF was quoted by Giovanni Filippo Ingrassia ( 1603IngrassiaeIP ) . See our commentary at the link: 1900 BetheE [Rus]. Quote 1. Βιβλίου Β. 186-187 [Grc] καιλεῖται δὲ καὶ τὸ νεῦρον τὸ σ υνέχον τὴν κοτύλην πρὸ σ τὸν μηρὸν ἰ σ χίον. ὁμώνυμον δ’ ἐ σ τιν αύτῷ καὶ τὸ ἄρθρον. καὶ τὸ μὲν [τῇ] κοτύλῃ [ σ υνηρμο σ μένον] ὀ σ τοῦν σ τρογγύλον μηροῦ κεφαλὴ, μηρὸ σ δὲ τὸ ἁπ ὸ το ύ το υ μὲχρ ι γονάτων μὲρο σ , … (original source: 1900BetheE , pp. 140-141 ) Quote 2. Βιβλίου Β. 234 [Grc] Νεῦρα δ’ ἐστι σύνδεσμος ὀστῶν εἴκων τε καὶ τεινόμενος, ἀφ ̓ ὧν κ...

LCF in 2026 (May)

LCF in 2026 (May ) (Quotes from articles and books published in May 2026 mentioning the ligamentum capitis femoris) Kim, P. S., Kang, C., Lee, J. K., & Hwang, J. M. (2026). Hip arthroscopy to treat symptomatic paralabral cysts: a retrospective analysis of clinical outcomes. Arthroscopy and Orthopedic Sports Medicine , 13 (1), 27-34. [i] e-aosm.org Ko, H. Y. (2026). Vascular Anatomy of the Extremities and Lungs. In Practical Functional Anatomy for Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation: A Guide for Physiatrists and Rehabilitation Specialists (pp. 191-223). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. [ii] link.springer.com Aiba, H., Yamaguchi, M., Kimura, H., & Murakami, H. (2026). Advances in limb-salvage surgery and reconstruction for pediatric bone and soft tissue tumors. Frontiers in Pediatrics , 14 , 1817788. [iii] pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Bajwa, A., Villar, R., ...

17c.Archangel_Cathedral

Archangel Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin, fresco – «Jacob’s Wrestling with God» (1652 – 1666). Depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF) injury based on the description in the Book of Genesis: 25 And Ja cob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. 26 And when he saw that he could not pre vail against him, he struck against the hollow of his thigh ; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was put out of joint, as he was wrestling with him. … 33 Therefore do the children of Israel not eat the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day; because he struck against the hollow of Jacob's thigh on the sinew that shrank. ( 1922LeeserI , Genesis (Bereshit) 32:25-26,33) More about the plot in our work: Ninth month, eleventh day ( 2024АрхиповСВ. Девятый месяц, одиннадцатый день ). Unknown author – Archangel Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin, fr...

1803LarreyDJ

Content [i] Annotation [ii] Original text [iii] English translation [iv] Source & links [v] Notes [vi] Authors & Affiliations [vii] Keywords [i] Annotation Fragment from the book: Larrey DJ. Relation historique et chirurgique de l'expedition de l'armée d'Orient, en Egypte et Syrie (Historical account and surgery of the expedition of the Army of the Orient, in Egypt and Syria, 1803). The author describes exarticulation in the hip joint and the technique of cutting the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF), which he calls the "interarticular ligament". The text in Russian is available at the following link: 1803LarreyDJ . [ii] Original text (France ) Quote pp. 325-328 Les praticiens qui ont proposé l'extirpation de la cuisse ne sont point d'accord sur la manière de la faire; cependant presque tous, craignant l'hémorragie de l'artère crurale, commencent par la ligature de ce vaisseau, forment ensuite un lambeau aux dépens des muscles ...

1632Hamburg

Unknown Master, tapestry from Hamburg – Jacob wrestling with the angel (1632). Depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF) injury based on the description in the Book of Genesis: 25 And Ja cob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. 26 And when he saw that he could not prevail against him, he struck against the hollow of his thigh ; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was put out of joint, as he was wrestling with him. … 33 Therefore do the children of Israel not eat the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day; because he struck against the hollow of Jacob's thigh on the sinew that shrank. ( 1922LeeserI , Genesis (Bereshit) 32:25-26,33) More about the plot in our work: Ninth month, eleventh day ( 2024 АрхиповСВ. Девятый месяц, одиннадцатый день ). Unknown Master, tapestry from Hamburg – Jacob wrestling with the angel (1632); original i...

17th Century

17th Century Catalog of archived publications of the specified period 1600-1609 1600LaurensA The author writes about the anatomy, attachment, properties, shape and size LCF. 1603IngrassiaeIP The author writes about the topography of LCF, its geometric and mechanical properties. 1605BauhinC The author writes about the attachment, function, possible elongation and damage of the LCF. 1610-1619 1610RiolanJ The author discusses the localization, function, attachment and mentions rare synonyms of LCF. 1611BartholinC The author describes the anatomy, topography, geometric and mechanical properties of the LCF. 1611GuidiG The author briefly writes about the anatomy, function, and attachment of the LCF. 1614PlatterF The author notes the role of the LCF in fixing the femur in the acetabulum and the possibility of its lengthening. 1615BauhinC The author describes the consist...

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