Fragments from the book Cowper W. The anatomy of humane bodies (1698). The author writes about the anatomy and attachment of the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF). The monograph points to the function of the LCF: to reduce compression of the femoral head and upper part of the acetabulum during walking and running.
Quote 1.
THE SEVENTY-FOURTH TABLE.
…
I, The Head of the Os Femoris lying out of the Acetabulum, after the
Ligamentum Latum is cut off
k, The Round Ligament of the Os Femoris which is Fasten’d to the
Inferior Part or Margin of the Acetabulum; whereby the Great Atrition of the
Superior Part of the Acetabulum, with the Head of the Os Femoris, is prevented
in Walking, Running, and the like Actions.
l, The Mucilaginous Gland Entertain’d in a particular Depressure in the
Bottom and Lower Part of the Acetabulum; whereby the too Great and often Compressure
of the Mucilage in Ordinary Motions of the Thigh, is Prevented.
m, Some Remains of the Mucilaginous Glands on the Neck of the Os
Femoris, near the Conjunction of the Ligamentum Latum; which is here taken off,
to shew the Head of the Thigh-Bone and Acetabulum of the Os Coxendicis.
Quote 2.
THE NINETY-NINTH TABLE.
Fig. 2.
The External Convext Surface of the Os Innominatum:
ABB, Its Cavity, wherein the Head of the Os Femoris is receiv’d, call’d
Acetabulum and Pixis.
A, A Sinus Excavated in the Inferior Part of the Acetabulum, in which
the Mucilaginous Gland is plac’d: Vid. Tab. 74.1.
The Ligamentum Rotundum Figur’d Tab. 74. k, Arises from the Lower-part
of the Acetabulum towards its External Margin ; whence it passes Upwards to its
Termination in the Head of the Os Femoris ; which Disposition of that Ligament,
is no small Artifice in Nature, in preventing too great a Coalision of the
Superior Part of the Acetabulum with the Head of the Thigh-bone, in Walking,
Running, &c. as before Noted.
B B, The External Margin of the Acetabulum, whence the Ligamentum Latum
do’s Arise; which Ligament is Implanted in the Neck of the Os Femoris.
C D E, The Dorsurn Ilii.
D Superior, The Spina Ilii.
EE, Divers Precedes towards the Back part of the Ilium, where its other
Side, Exprest in the Former Figure D, is join’d with the Sacrum.
F, A Sinus of the Os Ilium, in which the Musculus Piriformis passes
towards its Implantation.
G, An Acute Process of the Ischium.
H, An Appendix of the Ischium, to which a Ligament Arising from the Os
Sacrum is Fasten’d: From this Appendix the Musculus Quadratus Femoris, and the
Muscules Bending the Tibia, do Arise.
I, That Part where the Os Ischium joins with the Os Pubis.
K, The Os Pubis or Pectinis.
L, The Great Foramen of the Ischium and Pubis.
N. B. The Three Bones which Compose the Os Innominatum, all meet and
join in the Acetabulum.
Quote 3.
THE HUNDRED & THIRD TABLE.
The Bones of the Inferior Artus or Limbs are Divided into the Thigh,
Shank, and Foot.
Fig. I.
The Fore-part of the Left Thigh-bone.
A, The Upper Appendix of the Thigh-bone, call’d its Head, cover’d with a
Cartilage, which is receiv’d in the Acetabulum of the Os Innominatum, Tab. 99.
Fig. 2. ABB. The Round Ligament Arising from the Inferior Part of the
Acetabulum, is Inserted near the Middle of this Head of the Thigh-bone, Fig. 2.
B. This Articulation of the Thigh-bone with the Hip-bone, is call’d Enarthrosis.
B, The Trochanter Major, which in Young Bodies Appears join’d with a Cartilage
to the Thigh-bone, and is therefore call’d an Epiphysis or Appendix.
C, The Cervix or Neck of the Os Femoris, to which the Ligamentum Latum
is Fasten'd.
DE, The Inferior Appendix of the Os Femoris, Framing Two Heads: The Smooth
Cartilaginous Surface which Appears between them, receives the Internal Surface
of the Patella, Fig. 4.
F, A Sinus whence the Musculus Poplitaeus has its Tendinous Origin.
Fig. 2.
The Posterior Part of the Right Thigh-bone.
A, Its Head.
B, A little Depressure, where the Ligamentum Rotundum is Implanted.
C, The Lesser Trochanter, to which the Muscuius Psoas and Iliacus
Internus, are Inserted.
DE, The Two Inferior Heads of the Thigh-bone, which are receiv’d in Two Shallow
Depressures, Fram’d by Two Semilunary Cartilages, plac’d on the Superior Part
of the Tibia: The Sinus between these Two Heads, receives a small Prominence on
the Upper-part of the Tibia, especially in its Flexion: This Articulation of
the Thigh with the Tibia, is by Gynglimus.
F, The Great Trochanter, where the Musculus Pyriformis, Marsupialis,
Obturator Externus, and Parts of the Glutaei Medii, Minimi, and Quadratics
Femoris, are Inserted.
G G, The Linea Aspera, to which Part of the Muscuius Quadratus Femoris,
Glutaeus Maximus, and the Greatest Part of the Triceps are Inserted: The Vastus
Externus and Internus, do chiefly Arise from the Linea Aspera.
In some Bodies, especially Aged, we find Two Ossa Sesamoidea on the
Superior Parts of the Two Lower Heads of the Thigh-bone D E: The Office of
which, is to Defend the Bending Tendons of the Tibia from too great a Collision
on those Heads of the Bone, which they would else be Subject to: The like Ossification
I have more than once Observ’d in the Tendon of the Peroneus Longus, at its Contortion
over the Os Calcis towards the Bottom of the Foot.
External links
Cowper W. The anatomy of humane bodies: with figures drawn after the
life by some of the best masters in Europe, and curiously engraven in one
hundred and fourteen copper plates, illustrated with large explications,
containing many new anatomical discoveries, and chirurgical observations: to
which is added an introduction explaining the animal oeconomy, with a copious
index. Oxford: Printed at the Theater, for Sam. Smith and Benj. Walford, printers
to the Royal Society, at the Princes Arms in St. Paul's Church Yard, London, MDCXCVIII
[1698]. [archive.org]
Authors & Affiliations
William Cowper (1666-1709)
was an English surgeon and anatomist. [wikipedia.org]
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Keywords
ligamentum capitis femoris, ligamentum teres, ligament of head of femur, anatomy, attachment, role
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