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19th Century

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1800-1809

1801BellJ The author discusses hip injuries and the mechanism of LCF injury.
1802PaleyW Mention of the LCF in theological literature. 
1802CamperP The author discusses the absence and unknown role of the LCF in the elephant and some monkeys.
1803CamperP The author discusses the absence and unknown role of LCF in the orangutan, elephant, and sloth. 
1803BoyerA The author describes the anatomy, shape, structure and attachment of the LCF.
1803PortalA The author writes about synonyms, the anatomy and attachment options of the LCF, and also mentions cases where it is missing.
1803SchregerCHT The author has collected several synonyms for the term “ligamentum” and “ligamentum capitis femoris” in German, Latin, Italian, Greek and French. 
1808BellJ The author describes the anatomy of the LCF and its synovial membrane.

1810-1819

1816MeckelJF The author discusses the anatomy and function of the LCF, and also identifies one of the reasons for its damage. 
1816CloquetJH In the passage, the author describes the anatomy of the LCF, and also mentions several synonyms. 
1819MitchellE_BarclayJ The authors expressed the opinion: LCF movements stimulate the production of synovial fluid, and restricts the translational movements of the femoral head.

1820-1829

1820PallettaGB The author extensively describes the topography, structure, and blood supply of the LCF. 
1821KühnCG Galen writes about the significant strength, high resiliency and hardness of LCF, and also notes its connective function. 
1822KühnCG Galen points out the high strength of the LCF, its shape, and also notes the attachment areas and connecting function.  
1823CooperA According to the author, the LCF is intended to prevent dislocations in all directions. 
1823GerdyPN The author observes the displacement of the femoral head from the acetabulum when the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF) is stretched. 
1824BarclayJ The author expressed the opinion: LCF movements stimulate the production of synovial fluid, and restricts the translational movements of the femoral head. 
1824MeckelJF The author notes the absence of LCF in orangutans, three-toed sloths and turtles. 
1827KühnCG Pseudo-Galen notes the connecting function of the LCF and also specifies the proximal and distal attachment sites. 
1827PaxtonJ Visualization of the LCF through the hole in the the capsule. 
1829KühnCG Galen writes about anatomy, topography, function, changes in painful conditions and injuries of the LCF, as well as the first method of conservative treatment of its pathology.

1830-1839

1832MeckelJF The author briefly discusses abnormalities of the LCF and its distal insertion. 
1830HildebrandtGF_WeberEH The handbook records one of the early notions about the function of the LCF as a suspensory structure. 
1830WeberMI Image of LCF in anatomical atlas.
1833GerdyPN The author describes for the first time the effect of unloading the upper articular surfaces when tensioning the LCF.
1834DietzFR Hegetor discusses the connective function of the LCF, as well as its damage in hip dislocation and pathological transformation.
1834MitchellE_KnoxR Description and drawings of the proximal attachment and blood supply of the LCF.
1835CooperAP The author discusses LCF injury during hip dislocation and notes the important role of its blood vessels in supplying the femoral head. 
1835OwenR The author discusses the absence of the LCF in chimpanzees, orangutans and some other mammals.
1836MunzM The author briefly writes about the anatomy and function of the LCF.
1836WeberW_WeberE Fragments from the book that laid the foundation of biomechanics of the hip joint considering the LCF. 
1836-1840PartridgeR The author compared the LCF, in its function to a leathern straps by which the body of a carriage is suspended on springs
1837CruveilhierJ The author discusses the anatomy and role of the LCF, while denying its mechanical significance.
1838BlandinPF The author describes the anatomy and mechanical properties of the LCF. 
1838MalgaigneJF The author discusses the role and anatomy of the LCF, as well as its involvement in the blood supply to the femoral head. 
1839WeberMI The author examines the anatomy, properties of the LCF and uses several synonyms.
1839VrolikG The author discusses the role of the LCF in blood supply and its alteration in congenital hip dislocation.

1840-1849

1840RosenmüllerJC The author provides basic information about the LCF and its function.
1841StanleyE The article is mainly devoted to pathological hip dislocations and changes in the LCF.
1841BarkowHCL The author discusses development, anatomy and function of the LCF. 
1842GreenhillGA Quote from Theophilus Protospatharius on the normal anatomy of the LCF and its connective function.
1842LangenbeckCJM The author discusses the anatomy, role and synonyms of the LCF.
1844CruveilhierJ The author discusses the anatomy and role of the LCF
1844LittreE Quote in Greek from the treatise «Mochlicus» (Instruments of Reductions) by Hippocrates of Cos mentioning LCF.
1844NelatonA. According to the author, the LCF does not hold the femoral head in the acetabulum, but it is involved in its blood supply.
1844PetrequinJE. The author discusses the role, attachment, shape, and pathological changes of LCF.   
1844PetitJL Reprint of an 18th-century author's work discussing the anatomy, role and damage of the LCF in hip dislocation.
1845ArnoldF The author briefly describes the anatomy of the LCF and notes its role in supporting the pelvis when the body is in an upright position. 
1845HollsteinL The author discusses the anatomy of the LCF, and mentions its synonyms. 
1847DupuytrenG The author briefly discusses changes in the LCF in hip dysplasia and its role in supplying blood to the femoral head. 
1847FroriepR The author depicted the LCF in the consequences of traumatic and congenital hip dislocation.
1849QuainJ The author writes about the anatomy and function of the LCF and mentions synonyms. 
1849SantessonC. The author reviews the anatomy, role and development of the LCF.

1850-1859

1850SappeyMPC The author expresses the opinion that the primary role of the LCF is to protect the blood vessels supplying the femoral head. 
1851BarkowHCL The author briefly describes LCF in the tiger and llama.
1851CooperAP The author discusses changes in the LCF during hip fractures and dislocations. 
1851HyrtlJ The author expresses a classic view on the functions of the LCF: a conductor of blood vessels and a limiter of adduction of the femur. 
1853JamainA The author briefly describes the anatomy of the LCF, noting its three points of proximal attachment.
1853KnoxR The author points out that LCF is a thick and dense bundle of fibers. 
1853PirogoffN(Pt.III) Drawings of sections of a frozen human body demonstrating the LCF. 
1853PirogoffN(Pt.IV) Drawings of sections of a frozen human body demonstrating the LCF. 
1855BichatX The author describes the anatomy and possible types of damage to the LCF.
1855WalbaumCFE The author reports the presence of blood vessels in the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF), and its mechanical significance in the prenatal period.
1856HenleJ The author examines in detail the structure, shape and blood supply of the LCF. 
1856MeyerGH The author of the modern theory of biomechanics of the hip joint discusses the significant role of the LCF during walking and maintaining an upright posture.
1857HyrtlJ The author discusses the anatomy, structure, and role of the LCF (a conductor of inflammatory processes). 
1857RichetA Fragments of the book are devoted to the anatomy of the LCF. 
1857RüdingerN The author found that the inferior branch of the obturator nerve reaches the LCF.
1857TurnerW The fragment of the «Human Anatomy and Physiology» narrates the involvement of the LCF in distributing loads across the femoral head. 
1858BussemakerUC_DarembergC The authors translate into French from Greek the treatise of Oribasius “Medical Collection”, which talks about LCF. 
1858GrayH Selected fragments of the "classical" anatomy of the LCF and original illustrations of Henry Carter. 
1858HumphryGM In the presented excerpts, the author extensively discusses the anatomy, topography, structure, and function of the LCF.
1858StruthersJ One of the early works dedicated to the experimental study of the function of the LCF.
1859PirogoffN The author describes a frozen cadaver study of LCF movement during hip movements.

1860-1869

1861HoldenL The author discusses the attachment and anatomy of the LCF. 
1863HenkeW The author identified tension in the LCF during hip supination and noted the involvement of hip joint ligaments in maintaining a «relaxed» posture.
1863StruthersJ The work is devoted to an experimental study of the function of LCF.
1864LuschkaH The author reports the presence of three bundles in the fibrous base of the LCF.  
1864RambaudA_RenaultC The authors describe the development of the hip joint in children and mention the place of attachment of the LCF.
1865HollsteinL The author discusses the anatomy and role of the LCF, and mentions its synonyms too.
1865LangerC The author discusses the structure of the LCF and notes the presence of a cavity filled with vessels and loose fiber. 
1865MartinF_CollineauAC The book discusses the role of ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF) and its changes in hip joint pathology.
1865RoseE The author describes his own experiments on the hip joint and mentions the LCF. 
1867BourgeryJM Illustrations of the hip joint and LCF. 
1867CruveilhierJ The author discusses the anatomy of the LCF and denies mechanical significance. 
1867GrayH Selected fragments of the "classical" anatomy of the LCF and original illustrations.
1868AebyCT The author believed that the LCF is the internal capsule of the joint. 
1868BeaunisH_BouchardA The authors briefly describe the anatomy of the LCF and its role. 
1869BirkettJ The author described the damage of the LCF and its strength when observing a fracture-dislocation of the femoral head.
1869BigelowHJ The author discusses LCF damage in hip dislocations.
1869MivartG The author discusses his observations of LCF absence in chimpanzees and orangutans. 

1870-1879

1873AdamsR The author discusses pathological changes in the LCF in chronic osteoarthritis of the hip joint. 
1873MeyerGH The author, based on anatomical observations, develops his view on the role of the LCF in limiting movements in the hip joint.
1874NelatonA The author discusses the anatomy, damage in hip dislocations, and briefly the role of the LCF.
1874HenleJ. The author indicates the attachment of the LCF to the transverse ligament of the acetabulum.
1874SavoryWS In the article, the Sir W.S. Savory raises questions about the function of the LCF and notes that it «...is especially called into action whenever the weight of the body is thrown upon one leg».
1875BrauneW The author found that the LCF prevents hip supination and adduction, especially during flexion.
1875HeitzmannC The author briefly describes the topography and blood supply of the LCF, and also supplements the text with original illustrations. 
1876SappeyMPC The author summarized the basic information about LCF. 
1876WelckerH In the article, the author discusses for the first time the role of the LCF in distributing synovial fluid in the hip joint. 
1877BrookeC Report and discussion on Henry Morris's paper Dislocations of the Thigh: their mode of occurrence as indicated by experiments, and the Anatomy of the Hip-joint, with mentioning the role played by LCF. 
1877HoffmannCEE According to the author, the role of LCF in the blood supply to the femoral head in children. 
1878MarshallJ The author discusses the anatomy and briefly the role of the LCF.
1877MorrisH An excerpt from an article noting that the LCF is stretched during flexion, adduction, external rotation, and is always torn during hip dislocations.
1877aWelckerH The author discusses the differences in the anatomy of the LCF in animals: tapir, orangutan, chimpanzee.
1877bWelckerH The author discusses differences in the relative strength and size of the LCF in humans at different ages.
1878WelckerH In the article, the author discusses the embryonic development of the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF) in humans and certain animals (pinnipeds, tapirs). 
1878MarshallJ The author discusses the anatomy and briefly the role of the LCF.
1878QuainJ The author writes about the anatomy and function of the LCF and mentions several synonyms too. 
1879BischoffTLW The paper discusses the size of the LCF in the gorilla.
1879 Krause CFT The author discusses the attachment and shape of the LCF, and lists several of its lesser-known synonyms.
1879DarenbergCV_RuelleCE Rufus of Ephesus writes about the localization of the proximal attachment area and the connecting function of the LCF, using a rare synonym (ἰσχίον).
1879MorrisH The author discusses the anatomy of the LCF and describes his experiments to study its movement. 
1879TillauxPJ The author discusses the anatomy, topography, and role of the LCF. 

1880-1889

1880HuxleyTH The author writes about the presence and absence of LCF in some animal species.
1880HyrtlJ The author describes the various synonyms of the LCF, before the entire ligamentum teres. 
1880SchusterH The article discusses the embryonic development of the LCF in humans and some animals. 
1881HartmannR The author discusses the shape, anatomy of the LCF, mentions its synonyms and cases of absence in animals.
1882LangerC In the work, the author focuses on the presence in the LCF of strong fibrous bundles attached to the bones. 
1882MorrisH The article is devoted to studying the function of the LCF in an experiment. 
1882NuhnA The author discusses the anatomy and role of the LCF, considering it a synovial formation, a source of synovial fluid.
1882ReevesHA The author describes the anatomy of the LCF and its role.
1883GegenbaurC The author denies the mechanical significance of the LCF.
1883MorelC_DuvalM The selected passages on the LCF and its function. 
1883SuttonJB According to the author, the LCF is a tendon of the pectineus muscle, separated from it in consequence of skeletal modifications. 
1884SuttonJB The author discovered that in the ostrich the LCF was not continuous with the ambiens muscle. 
1885FlowerWH The author notes the presence of the LCF in almost all mammals and lists the species in which it is absent.
1885SuttonJB The author lists the species of animals in which he did not find the LCF.
1886AdamsF The first mention of the LCF in a scientific text is found in the treatise «Mochlicus» (Instruments of Reductions), written by Hippocrates.
1886LesshaftP According to the author, the LCF reduces shocks and impacts of the articular surfaces. 
1886PanschA The author believes that the LCF is a synovial process and briefly writes about its anatomy and function.
1887GrayH Selected fragments of LCF anatomy and original illustrations of Henry Carter with additional drawings in later editions. 
1887HeitzmannC The author briefly describes the topography and blood supply of the LCF, and also supplements the text with original illustrations (eng. ed.).
1887SuttonJB According to the author, the LCF is a modified tendon of the pectineus muscle. 
1888BuissonGPE Dissertation devoted to the study of the LCF function. 
1888LuringHLE The dissertation author showed that the LCF, mentioned in the Book of Bereshit (Genesis), could be designated by the ancient Egyptian hieroglyph mt/met. 
1889AmantiniC Selected excerpts from the article examine the role of the LCF vessels in the blood supply to the femoral head. 

1890-1899

1890DebierreC The author discusses the anatomy and briefly the role of the LCF.
1892GilisP An article about the role of LCF and its strength.
1892PoirierPJ The selected passages summarized the basic information about LCF obtained by the end of the 19th century.
1893MoserE We present to your attention a review article summarizing the information about LCF available at the end of the 19th century.
1894KeithA The paper discusses the development, anatomy, strength, and presence of the ligamentum LCF in various monkeys. 
1895SiraudM The author discusses the involvement of the LCF arteries in the blood supply of the femoral head. 
1897RauberA The author discusses the anatomy and role of the LCF, suggesting that it stimulates the production of synovial fluid.
1898AshhurstJ The author discusses the function of the LCF as a supporting element of the body, its role in the development of deformity of the hip joint, reducing pressure and stress in the femoral head. 
1898LeiseringAGT The author describes the LCF in the horse and its accessory ligament.
1899ParsonsFG The paper discusses the anatomy, role and presence of the LCF in different animals.

                                                                                            













 


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