Fragments of the book
Meckel JF. Manual of
general, descriptive, and pathological anatomy (1832) dedicated to
ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF). The author briefly discusses abnormalities of the LCF and its distal
insertion.
Quote p. 257
§ 308. Among the deviations from the normal
state, primitive deviations of the external form are rare, and usually attend
anomalies of the other tissues. Among these we arrange, for instance, the absence
of the tendons of the abdominal muscles, that of the ligaments of the vertebral
column, and that of the dura mater of the brain and spinal marrow, &c., in
a congenital fissure of the abdomen, of the vertebral column, and of the skull,
and that of the tendons and the muscles of a finger, when the finger itself is
wanting. But the fibrous organs are seldom deficient, when the other tissues
with which they combine to form a part are present — for instance, the tendon
alone of a muscle is rarely absent, or the tunica sclerotica, when the other
membranes of the eye exist. Perhaps we should refer to this anomaly the absence
of the round ligament in the ilio-femoral articulation, although it is almost
always remarked in circumstances which render it very probable that this part
has been destroyed.
Quote p. 497
§ 752. … Near the centre of the cartilaginous
surface of this head, but rather downward than upward, is a considerable
depression, which marks the insertion of the round ligament. The neck is
slightly compressed from before backward. At the place of its union with the
body we remark two large processes, called trochanters (trochanters).
Quote p. 498
§ 755. The greatest anomaly presented by it is a great increase of its curve forward: this is seen principally in subjects affected with rachitis. More rarely the groove in the head for the insertion of the round ligament is deficient (§ 752). When the lower extremities are very imperfectly developed, this bone is sometimes wholly or at least in great part deficient.
External
links
Meckel JF. Manual of general, descriptive, and
pathological anatomy. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1832. [archive.org]
Authors & Affiliations
Johann Friedrich Meckel (the Younger) (1781-1833), was a German anatomist, a professor of anatomy, pathology and zoology at the University of Halle. [wikipedia.org]
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| Johann Friedrich Meckel (early 19th century) Source: Klunker. Bestand und Identität der human-teratologischen Präparate in den Meckel'schen Sammlungen. (2003); original in the wikimedia.org collection (CC0 – Public Domain, color correction). |
Keywords
ligamentum capitis femoris, ligamentum teres, ligament of head of femur, pathology, pathological anatomy
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