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The author describes the prismatic shape of the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF) and the areas of its attachment. A summary of the Latin text is available in the translation of the treatise made by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland: «Round  or  Interarticular  Ligament  is  perfectly  concealed in  the  cavity  of  the  acetabulum  ;  it  is  rather  of a  triangular  or  prismatic  form,  one  edge  of  it  looks  upwards, another  downwards,  and  the  third  is  lost  in  the adipose  substance  ;  it  becomes  rounder  and  more  contracted as  it  approaches  the  depression  in  the  head  of the  femur,  into  which  it  is  inserted.» (see 1829,1833WeitbrechtJ).

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Weitbrecht J. Syndesmologia, sive, Historia ligamentorum corporis humani: quam secundum observationes anatomicas concinnavit et figuris ad obiecta recentia adumbrates illustravit. Petropoli: ex typographia Academiae scientiarvm, 1742. [fragment]

Quote p. 142

2. Ligamentum teres capitis femoris.

Defcriptio Fig. 56.

§. 7. Ligamentum, vulgo teres f dictum (g) intra acetabuli cauitatem fepultum, proprie, quando tenditur, tamquam prisma propemodum apparet, tribus lateribus comprehenfum, et tribus lineis angularibus terminatum. Linea prima (i) terminatur in angulo fuperiore, quem fupercilium coxae cum ligamento transuerfali interno (§. 3.) conficit; altera terminatur in angulo acetabuli inferiore, iuxta eiusdem ligamenti infertionem; tertia denique (k) in membrana adipofo-glandulofa (m) obliteratur. His igitur lineis includuntur tria latera. Lateris primi (b) bafis inter lineam primam et fecundam adnafcitur ligamento transuerfali interno, fecundum eius longitudinem et in fitu naturali accumbit capiti femoris. Latus fecundum (g) inter lincam primam et tertiam in membrana praedicta glandulofa diffunditur, et accumbit concamerationi acetabuli. Latus tertium, inter lineam fccundam et tertiam adnafcitur fpatio, quod eft inter finem ligamenti transuerfalis et angulum cauitatis inferiorem, et pro vario fitu capitis femoris etiam apprimitur acetabulo. Quo propius ad caput hoc accedit, eo magis figuram teretem nancifcitur. Denique in finu, qui tamquam fedes polaris (g) huius globofi capitis eft, coanguftata maffa oblique innafcitur, poftquam incifuram leuem commodioris fedis cauff transierat; in quo finu ipfo per quaedam breuia retinacula ligamentofa cohiberi videtur.

f Ligament renfermé Winslwii, l. c. Traité des os frais §. 124. 127. 144. 145. teres Vefalii, l. c. L. I. C. XXIX. et L. II. C LXI. Columbus, l. c. L. III. C. V Walther. l. c. p. 22. 23. qui et vfum optime perftrinxit. g Winslow, l. c. §. 145.

Ligamentum teres capitis femoris. Description. Fig. 56. §. 7. The ligament, commonly called teres (f) (g), located within the acetabular cavity, when stretched, resembles a prism with three sides bounded by three angular lines. The first line (i) terminates at the upper angle, formed by the brow of the hip joint and the internal transverse ligament (§. 3.); The second terminates at the lower angle of the acetabulum, near the insertion point of the same ligament; The third (k) disappears in the capsule of the adipose gland (m). Thus, these lines define three sides. The first side (b) lies between the first and second lines, connecting to the internal transverse ligament, extending along it and naturally applying to the head of the femur. The second side (g) between the first and third lines extends within the mentioned glandular capsule and lies deep in the acetabular cavity. The third side between the second and third lines corresponds to the space between the end of the internal transverse ligament and the lower angle of the cavity and, depending on the position of the femoral head, may press against the acetabular cavity. The closer to the head, the more the ligament acquires a rounded shape. Finally, at the deep pit, which serves as a kind of seat on the spherical head, the ligament mass narrows and attaches obliquely after entering the smooth depression, presumably, in this depression, the ligament is held by some short fibers.

f Ligament renfermé Winslwii, l. c. Traité des os frais §. 124. 127. 144. 145. teres Vefalii, l. c. L. I. C. XXIX. and L. II. C LXI. Columbus, l. c. L. III. C. V Walther. l. c. p. 22. 23. who also studied it very well. g Winslow, l. c. §. 145.

 


 



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Weitbrecht J. Syndesmologia, sive, Historia ligamentorum corporis humani: quam secundum observationes anatomicas concinnavit et figuris ad obiecta recentia adumbrates illustravit. Petropoli: ex typographia Academiae scientiarvm, 1742. [books.google ,  wellcomecollection.org] 

Weitbrecht J. Syndesmologia, or, A description of the ligaments of the human body. Translated.... Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1829. [wellcomecollection.org] 

Weitbrecht J. Syndesmologia, or, A description of the ligaments of the human body. Translated... Second edition. Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1833. [archive.org] 

Authors & Affiliations 

Josias Weitbrecht (1702-1747) was a German professor of medicine and anatomy in Russia. wikipedia.org 

Keywords

ligamentum capitis femoris, ligamentum teres, ligament of head of femur, anatomy, microanatomy, shape

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