163-176Galen

 

Fragment from the treatise Galen. On the use of the parts of the human body (Περι χρειας των εν ανθρωπου ςωματι μοριων, ca. 163-176). The author points out the high strength of the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF), its shape, and also notes the attachment areas and connecting function. See our commentary at the link: 163-176Galen [Rus], and 2020ArkhipovSV_ProlyginaIV.

Quote

[Grc]

Περι χρειας των εν ανθρωπου ςωματι μοριων. Βιβλιον M. Kεφ. εʹ.

και σύνδεσμον δε στρογγύλον, ισχυρότατον, εκ της κεφαλής του μηρού μέση τη κοτύλη συναπτόμενον, εν μεν τώ κατ' ισχίον άρθρω διά την αυτήν αἰτίαν εποίησεν ή φύσις, ου μήν ού γε το κατ' ώμον, εις ετοιμότητα κινήσεως πολυειδούς παντοίως αυτό παρασκευάζουσα. (original source: 1822KühnCG, pp. 17-18)

[Lat]

De usu partium corporis humani. Liber XII. Cap. V.

Ligamentum praeterea teres et idem fortissimum ex femoris capite mediae ipsi cotylae connexum in ischii articulo ob eandem causam natura effecit; non tamen in humeri articulo, quod ipsum ad motus multiplicis agilitatem comparabat; quo sit, ut omnium maxime articulorum luxationi assidue humeri articulus sit obnoxious». (original source: 1822KühnCG, pp. 17-18)

Translation

[Eng]

On the use of the parts of the human body. Book XII. Chapter 5.

In the femoral joint nature created a ligament (σύνδεσμος), which is round, very strong, extending from the femoral head and connecting in the middle with the acetabulum, but did not create this in the shoulder joint, arranging it so that it could perform various movements. (original source: 2020ArkhipovSV_ProlyginaIV)

External links

Kühn CG. Clavdii Galeni Opera omnia. Editionem cvravit D. Carolvs Gottlob Kühn, professor physiologiae et pathologiae in literarvm vniversitate Lipsiensi pvblicvs ordinarivs etc. Vol. IV. Lipsiae: Prostat in officina libraria Car. Cnoblochii, 1822. [archive.org, babel.hathitrust.org]

Arkhipov SV, Prolygina IV. Ancient Textual Sources on Ligamentum Teres: Context and Transmission. MLTJ. 2020;10(3):536-546. [mltj.online , mltj.online(PDF) , researchgate.net]

Authors & Affiliations

Galen (Κλαύδιος Γαληνός, Aelius Galenus, Claudius Galenus, Γαληνός ὁ Περγαμηός, Galenus Pergamenus, Galen of Pergamon; 129–210/217) was a Roman and Greek physician, surgeon, anatomist, and philosopher. [wikipedia.org]

Galen
Engraver Georg Paul Busch (18th cent.);
original in the wikipedia.org collection (CC0 – Public Domain, no changes).

Keywords

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

                                                                    

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