Fragments from the book Monro A. The Anatomy of the Human Bones and Nerves… Sixth Edition (1758). The author writes about the attachment, role and strength of the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF).
Quote p. 273
The upper End of the Thigh-bone is not continued in a streight Line with
the Body of it, but is set off obliquely inwards and upwards, whereby the Distance
here between these two Bones at their upper Part is considerably increased. – This
End is formed into a large smooth round Head [Vertebrum], which is the greater
Portion of a Sphere unequally divided. Towards its lower internal Part a round
rough spongy Pit is observable, where the strong Ligament, commonly, but
unjustly, called the round one, is fixed, to be extended from thence to the
lower internal Part of the receiving Cavity, where it is considerably broader
than near to the Head of the Thigh-bone. …
Quote p. 277.
The Thigh-bone is articulated above with the
Acetabulum of the Ossa innominata, which affords its round Head a secure and
extensive Play, and therefore can be moved to every Side; but is restrained in
its Motion outwards, by the high Brims of the Cavity, and by the round Ligament;
for otherwise the Head of the Bone would have been frequently thrust out at the
Breach of the Brims on the Inside, which allows the Thigh to move considerably inwards.
…
External links
Monro A. The Anatomy of the Human Bones and Nerves… With An Account of
the Reciprocal Motions of the Heart and A Description of the Human Lacteal Sac and
Duct. Corrected and enlarged in the Sixth Edition, … Edinburgh, MDCCLVIII [1758]. [books.google]
Authors & Affiliations
Alexander Monro (Alexander Monro primus, 1697-1767) was a Scottish
surgeon and anatomist, professor of anatomy of the Edinburgh Medical School. [wikipedia.org]
Alexander Monro (1749)
Author Allan Ramsay, original in the wikipedia.org collection
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Keywords
ligamentum capitis femoris, ligamentum teres, ligament
of head of femur, anatomy, attachment, role, properties
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