Fragments from the book Bussemaker UC, Daremberg C. Oeuvres d'Oribase. T. III. (1858 ). The author translates into French from Greek the treatise of Oribasius (c. 325 - c. 403) “Medical Collection”, which talks about ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF). The passage mentioning LCF coincides with a fragment of Galen's text from the book “On Bones for Beginners” (Περὶ Ὀστῶν τοῖς Εἰσαγομένοις; De Ossibus ad Tirones): «κοτύλη δέ εστιν εν εκατέρω των ισχίων ευμεγέθης, ισχυροτάτω συνδέσμω συμπεφυκυία τή του μηρού κεφαλή» (1821KühnCG). Quote p. 4 16 [Grc] Οριβάσιου Συναγωγαί Ίατρικα . Περι των ανωνυμων . … Κοτύλῃ δὲ ἐστὶν ἐν ἐκατὲρῳ τῶν ἰσχίων εύμεγέθης , ισχυροτάτῳ συδἐσμοῳ συμπεφυκυῖα τῇ τοῦ μηροῦ κεφαλῇ . [Fra] Collection medicale d’Oribase. Livre XXV, 19. Des os sans nom. … Chacune des deux hanches contient un cotyle (csvité cotyloïde) trés – considerable, qui se rattache, á l’aide d’un ligament trés – vigoureux (lig. inter - articulare), á la tête du femur. Translation [Eng] Or...
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