1697MunnicksJ

Fragment from the book Munnicks J. De re anatomica liber. (1697). The author describes the attachment and shape of the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF).

Quote p. 210.

LXV.

Superius rotundum, globosumque Caput, oblongæ & robustæ Cervici, quæ universam corporis molem sustinere debet, imponitur; quod cartilagine obductum intra cavitatem, ossis ilium, ischii, & pubis concursu productam, quæ Acetabulum alias dicitur, reconditur: in qua detinetur robustis ligamentis; lato uno, & membranoso, quod à circumferentia acetabuli exortum, totum articulum circumdat; tum rotundo altero, & tereti, quod ab ipsa cavitate productum, statim in caput susceptum demittitur.

Translation

[Eng]

LXV.

The head, round and globular at the top, is placed on an elongated and strong neck, which must support the whole weight of the body; covered with cartilage, it is placed in a cavity formed by the fusion of the ilium, ischium and pubis, which is otherwise called the acetabulum: in this cavity it is held by strong ligaments; one broad and membranous, which begins around the acetabulum and surrounds the whole joint; and the other round and rounded, which comes directly from the cavity itself and is directed immediately to the head, to which it is attached.

External links

Munnicks J. De re anatomica liber. Trajecti ad Rhenum: Apud Antonium Schouten, 1697. [books.google]

Authors & Affiliations

Johannes Munnicks (Jean Munniks, Munnix, Munnicx, Munnigk, Munick, Jan Munnickius; 1652-1711) was a Dutch medical doctor, writer, professor of surgery, anatomy and botany at Utrecht University. [wikipedia.org]

Johannes Munnicks (circa 1700)
Author Cornelis Janson van Ceulen II, original in the wikimedia.org collection
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Keywords

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

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Content [i] Annotation [ii] Original text [iii] Translation [iv] Source & links [v] Notes [vi] Authors & Affiliations [vii] Keywords [i] Annotation Fragments 1-2 of Dead Sea Scroll 4Q158.1-2, which previously contained part of Genesis 32 with a mention of ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF). We have translated the reconstructed text of M.M. Zahn (2009). The English translation is available at: 0 cent .4 Q 158.1-2 . [ii] Original text Photocopy Dead Sea Scroll 4Q158, fragments 1-2 (Plate 138, Frag. 4 B-358482), material – parchment, text – Hebrew, period – Herodian. A screenshot of the original from The Leon Levy dead sea scrolls Digital Library collection, © 2025 Israel Antiquities Authority deadseascrolls.org.il (Fair use for criticism, study and comparison; sharpening, color correction, and captions done by us.). Transcription Dead Sea Scroll 4Q158, fragments 1-2, lines 11...

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