1610RiolanJ

Fragments from the book Riolan J. Ioannis Riolani ambiani medici parisiensis, viri clarissimi opera omnia… (1610). The author discusses the location, function and attachment of the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF). The following synonyms are mentioned for LCF: terete & validissimo ligamento, neruus and ischion. The term «ischion» for LCF was also used by Alessandro Benedetti (1527BenedettiA). Probably, this synonym in Greek «Ισχίου» was first used for LCF by Rufus of Ephesus (1879DarenbergCV_RuelleCE; 2020ArkhipovSV_ProlyginaIV). His contemporary, Julius Pollux, uses a similar term (1706PolluxJ). In turn, this fragment, telling about LCF, was quoted by Giovanni Filippo Ingrassia (1603IngrassiaeIP).

Quote pp. 69-70

[Lat]

ANATOME.

De Osse Ilium, Ischii & Pubis. Cap. XLIV.

… Ex tribus istis partib. prægrande acetabulum efformatur, la boétte. In quod femoris caput terete & validissimo ligamento copulatum conuoluitur, Huius cauitatis supercilia, acuta & foris aspera, validissimum ligamentum producunt, quod totam articulationem (quam vertebrum vocat Coelius Aurelianus) vndique amplexatur.

…

De Femore. Cap. XLV.

… Ac primum in superiore notari debet caput rotundum coxendici articulatum quod Hippocrati lib. de ossi nat. epiphysis est, ex qua nascitur neruus, qui femut acetabulo colligat, & astringit. …

Quote p. 545

[Lat]

MORBI ARTICULORUM.

Dolor Ischiadicus. Cap. II, p. 545

Ischion est ligamentum quo femur coxendici alligatur, in ista compageseu articulatione cllectus humor, ischiadicos dolores excitar, quibus afflicti, coxarij seu ischiadici nominantur: …

Translation

[Eng]

Quote p. 69-70.

ANATOMY

Of the Ilium, Ischium, and Pubis. Chapter XLIV.

… From these three parts is formed the large acetabulum, which is called la boétte [the chamber / cavity]. Into it is inserted the head of the femur, connected by a round and very strong ligament. The edges of this cavity are sharp and rough on the outside, where a very strong ligament begins, which surrounds the whole joint (which Caelius Aurelianus calls a "vertebra"). …

Of the femur. Chapter XLV.

… First of all, it should be noted that the head is round and articulates with the hip joint, which Hippocrates in his book "On the Nature of Bones" calls the epiphysis. From it comes the nerve that connects and strengthens the femur in the acetabulum. ...

Quote p. 545.

DISEASES OF THE JOINTS

Sciatica. Chapter II.

The sciatic ligament is the ligament that connects the thigh to the hip joint. In this joint or joint, fluid buildup causes sciatic pain, which sufferers are called hip or sciatic: …

External links

Riolan J. Ioannis Riolani ambiani medici parisiensis, viri clarissimi opera omnia… Parisiis: ex officina Plantiniana, MDCX [1610]. [archive.org , biusante.parisdescartes.fr]

Authors & Affiliations

Jean Riolan the Elder (Jean Riolan l'Ancien, 1539-1606) was French physician and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine in Paris. [wikipedia.org]

Jean Riolan (1600?)
Author Haelbeck Jan Van, original in the photo.rmn.fr collection
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Keywords

ligamentum capitis femoris, ligamentum teres, ligament of head of femur, anatomy, attachment, properties, role, synonym

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