1570FalloppioG

 

Fragment from the book Falloppio G. Expositio in librum Galeni De ossibus (1570). The author briefly describes the ligaments of the hip joint, but does not directly mention the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF). However, Galen of Pergamon in treatise «De Ossibus ad Tirones» (On Bones for Beginners) writes: «There is a socket of large size in each of the ischia, attached by a very stout ligament (σύνδεσμος) to the head of the femur.» (2020ArkhipovSV_ProlyginaIV).

Quote p. 66

[Lat]

De ossibus, quæ cum osse sacro coniunguntur.

Cap XXXI.

…

Est ne aliud obseruandum? Est hoc quòd in tertio osse ad partes posteriores est cauitas profunda, quæ appellatur «κοτύλη». Quia exculpta est tanquam mensura caua: In qua cauitate inseritur promines caput fœmoris, cui ligamentis quibusdam connectitur.

Translation

[Eng]

Of the Bones That Join the Sacrum.

Chapter XXXI.

…

Is there anything else that should be observed? Yes, that on the third bone from the back there is a deep cavity, which is called «κοτύλη». It is cut as if it were a deep bowl. Into this cavity the protruding head of the femur is inserted, and is connected to it by means of certain ligaments.

External links

Falloppio G. Expositio in librum Galeni De ossibus. Huic accesserunt Observes Anatomicae Eiusdem Authoris. Atque haec omnia a Francisco Michino de Sancto Arcangelo eius discipulo ex fidelisimo codice, Dum ille ea publiceprofiteretur descripta fuerunt, ac nunc primum in lucem edita... Venetiis: Apud Simonem Galignanum de Karera, MDLXX [1570]. [books.google , archive.org]

Authors & Affiliations

Gabriele Falloppio (Fallopius, 1522/23-1562) was an Italian priest and anatomist, professor at the University of Pisa and in Padua. [wikipedia.org]

Gabriele Falloppio
Unknown author, original in the University of Padua collection - 800anniunipd.it 
(CC0 – Public Domain, fragment, color correction).

Keywords

ligamentum capitis femoris, ligamentum teres, ligament of head of femur, anatomy, Galen, history

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