Fragments from the book Bigelow HJ. The mechanism of dislocation and fracture of the hip (1869). The author discusses broken of the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF) in hip dislocations.
Quote p. 10
In the
spring of 1861, having been led to expose a joint, the luxation of which had
been the subject of a lecture, I was agreeably surprised to observe the simple
action of the ligament, - a simplicity which subsequent experience has
confirmed, and which strikingly explains the phenomena observed in the living
subject (1).
The
dislocated joint alluded to presented on examination the following appearances.
1. Great
laceration of the muscles about the joint.
2. The
ligamentum teres broken.
3.
Laceration of the inner, outer, and lower parts of the capsule.
4. The
anterior and upper parts of the capsule uninjured, and presenting a strong
fibrous band, fan-shaped and forked.
Quote p. 18
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| FIG. 1. — The Y ligament, showing its inner and outer fasciculi. The former is known as the ilio-femoral ligament, the ligament of Bertin, etc. This specimen showed the interval between the two fasciculi. (From a photograph in 1861.) |
Quote p. 21
LIGAMENTUM
TERES
Little can
be added to the excellent paper of Mr. Struthers (1) upon the function of this
ligament. When the limb is bent upon the body, it hinders eversion, thus
opposing the action of the sartorius muscle, and hindering, in this position,
dislocation upon the thyroid foramen. It is not, however, possessed of much
strength, is ruptured in all the complete and sudden dislocations, and
according to Cruveilhier, is often undeveloped and sometimes wanting.
1) Edin.
Med. Journal, Nov. 1858, p. 434.
External links
Bigelow HJ.
The mechanism of dislocation and fracture of the hip: With the Reduction of the
Dislocations by the Flexion Method. Philadelphia: H.C. Lea, 1869. [books.google]
Authors & Affiliations
Henry Jacob Bigelow (1818-1890) was an American
surgeon and Professor of Surgery at Harvard University. [wikipedia.org]
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| Henry Jacob Bigelow (ca. 1854) Author: unidentified artist; original in the wikipedia.org collection (CC0 – Public Domain, no changes). |
ligamentum
capitis femoris, ligamentum teres, ligament of head of femur, dislocation,
damage
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