1756HallerA

Fragments from the book Haller A. Icones anatomicae quibus praecipuae aliquae partes corporis humani (1756). The author describes the sources of blood supply to the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF).

Quote 1. 

[Lat]

TAB. I. Femur dextrum anterius, magis tamen ad interiora visum, quod interiorem femoris partem majores rami arteriosi adeant.

p. 13

Truncus vero articularis circumducitur circa caput femoris, data cum obturatoria anastomosi, & per intervallum supercilii acetabuli (T. ant. corp. sin.) hujus caveam subit, & ad glandulam Haversii, quae spatium non cartilagineum explet, cartilagines ipsas, & ligamentum teres dividitur.

Quote 2.

[Lat]

TABULA I. EXPLICATIO LITERARUM.

p. 32

Eorum exterior descendit, tectus obturatore externo, inter eum & internum, secundum caput femoris & externam foraminis oram, dat utrique horum musculorum ramos, dat unum duosque ad capsulam femoris articularem, quorum alteruter saepe articulationis cavitatem subit, & dat glandulae Haversii, ligamento tereti, periostiis, & capsulae articulari prospicit. Septies certe & ultra eum ramum ab obturatoria arteria prodiisse vidi, (T. V. a.) etsi frequentius utique ab arteriae circumflexae internae ramo prodeat. Tunc autem obturatoria unice dat capsulae, & cum eo ipso circumflexae ramo communicat.

Translation

[Eng]

Quote 1.

Table I. Right thigh in front, larger on the inside, since larger arterial branches approach the inside of the thigh.

p. 13.

The articular trunk goes around the head of the femur, anastomosing with the obturator artery, and through the gap in the upper part of the acetabulum (T. ant. corp. sin.) enters its cavity, penetrates the Haversian gland, which fills the non-cartilaginous space, cartilage and ligamentum teres [round ligament].

Quote 2.

[Eng]

TABLE I. EXPLANATION OF LETTERS.

p. 32.

Its outer part descends, covered by the external obturator muscle, between it and the internal one, along the head of the femur and the outer edge of the foramen, giving branches to each of these muscles, as well as one or two branches to the joint capsule of the femur, one of which often penetrates the joint cavity, supplying the Haversian gland, the ligamento tereti [rounded ligament], the periosteum, and the joint capsule. Seven times or more I have seen this branch arising from the obturator artery, (T. V. a.), although it more often arises from the branch of the internal circumflex artery. In this case, the obturator artery exclusively supplies the capsule and communicates with the branch of the circumflex artery itself.

External links

Haller A. Icones anatomicae quibus praecipuae aliquae partes corporis humani delineatae proponuntur & arteriarum protissimum Historia... continentur. Gottingae: Abram Vandenhoeck, MDCCLVI [1756]. [archive.org , biusante.parisdescartes.fr]

Authors & Affiliations

Albrecht von Haller (Albertus de Haller, 1708-1777) was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist, encyclopedist, bibliographer, professor in Göttingen. [wikipedia.org]

Albrecht von Haller (1736)
Artist Johann Rudolf Huber; original in the wikimedia.org collection
(CC0 – Public Domain, no changes)

Keywords

ligamentum capitis femoris, ligamentum teres, ligament of head of femur, anatomy, blood supply

                                                                                                                  

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