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Online Journal «ABOUT ROUND LIGAMENT OF FEMUR», April 2025


The journal is dedicated to the
ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF)
and related topics.


 

About the Journal »»»                                                                             .


The online journal «About Round Ligament of Femur» was created based on the scientific blog of the same name. The resource is the English-language part of the project: ONLINE JOURNAL: Ligamentum capitis femoris. 


Updates: As new materials are prepared.
Mission: Popularization and preservation of knowledge about LCF, as well as promoting its practical application.
Main goal: Improvement of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of injuries and diseases of the hip joint.
Publisher: Arkhipov S.V., independent researcher, PhD, orthopedic surgeon.
Reviewers:
  1. Grok, an artificial intelligence developed by xAI.
  2. ChatGPT, a language model trained by OpenAI to assist with text analysis and editing.


Announcements »»»                                                                                   .


15.04.2025 Biblical damage section has been created (Artists and sculptors on the LCF damage described in the Bible: painting, sculpture, icon, fresco, engraving…)
11.04.2025 IMAGINATIVE LITERATURE section has been created (Poems and prose with mention of LCF).

08.04.2025 The journal's design has been updated, adopting the style of a news portal.
08.04.2025 A REVIEWS section has been created (comments, feedback, and reviews on publications about LCF).



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17c.PatelP. PaintingDrawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury. 

  • 1000Jacob&Archangel. Fresco. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury. 
  • 1639BreenberghB. PaintingDrawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury. 
  • 17c.OvensJ. PaintingDrawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury.
  • 1860Schnorr von CarolsfeldJ. Engraving. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury. 
  • 1445SchlapperitzinK. Miniature. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury. 
  • 1858IvanovAA. Painting. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury.
  • 1878MoreauG. Painting. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury.   
  • 1290Egerton1066. Miniature. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury.
  • 1893DenisM.  Painting. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury.
  • 1670LioneA. Painting. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury.
  • 1888GauguinP. Painting. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury.     
  • 1751RettiL.  Fresco. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury. 
  • 1907HartmannO. Painting. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury. 
  • 1865LeloirAL. Painting. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury.   
  • 1659Rembrandt. Painting. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury.    

  • 6c.Vienna_Genesis. Miniature. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury.
  • 1876BonnatL. Etude. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury.  
  • 1558Gutenberg_Bible. Woodcut. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury.
  • 1950NewellR. Painting. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury.
  • 2007KatyshevAA. Painting. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury. 
  • 1911AndersenHC Sculpture. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury. 
  • SmigielskiA. Sculpture. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury. 
  • 1410Archangel_Michael. Icon. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury. 
  • 1766EarlomR. Etching. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury.
  • 17c.RosaS. Painting. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury. 
  • 17c.VivianiA. Fresco. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury. 
  • 1267Monreale_Cathedral. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury.



IMAGES AND VIDEOS »»»                                                                         .


Copilot on LCF injury. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury. 





IMAGINATIVE LITERATURE »»»                                                           .

1742WesleyC. The poem «Wrestling Jacob».
1902RilkeRM. The poem: «Der Schauende» (The Man Watching).
2025ArkhipovSV. An Artistic EtudeThe Origins of Biblical Legends from a Physician’s Perspective.  



REVIEWS »»»                                                                                                .


07.04.2025 Grok. Review of the Article by S.V. Arkhipov "Why Restoration of the Acetabular Labrum May Be Ineffective?"
 



ANCIENT MENTIONS »»»                                                                                .


Retellings of parts of the book: Arkhipov S.V. Human Children: The Origins of Biblical Legends from a Physician's Perspective (2025): 

Prologue (retelling by, original: Пролог)
Chapter 1. THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD (short retelling, original: Начало Мира)
Chapter 2. THE CREATION OF HUMANS (short retelling, original: Творение людей)
Chapter 3. THE DAWN OF SURGERY (short retelling, original: Заря хирургии)
Chapter 4. IMHOTEP THE YOUNGER (short retelling, original: Имхотеп Младший)
Chapter 5. ADAM AND EVE (short retelling, original: Адам и ХаВва)
Chapter 6. THE GARDEN OF EDEN (short retelling, original: Сад Эйдэнский)
Chapter 7. ABEL AND CAIN (short retelling, original: Эвель и Каин)
Chapter 8. THE LAND OF NOD (short retelling, original: Земля Нод)
Chapter 9. NOAH’S FLOOD (short retelling, original: Потоп Ноаха)
Chapter 10. THE ARK AND THE CAVE (short retelling, original: Ковчег и пещера)
Chapter 11. ARARAT AND AKKAD (short retelling, original: Арарат и Аккад)
Chapter 12. THE JOURNEYS OF ABRAHAM (short retelling, original: Странствия Авраама)
Chapter 13. PROPHETIC DREAMS (short retelling, original: Вещие сны)
Chapter 14. ESAU AND JACOB (short retelling, original: Эйсав и Яаков)
Chapter 15. EXODUS FROM HARAN (short retelling, original: Исход из Харрана
Chapter 16. THE ARCHIVE OF JOSEPH (short retelling, original: Архив Йосэйфа)
Chapter 17. THE GALILEAN PHYSICIAN (short retelling, original: Врач Галилейский)
Chapter 18. THE MINISTRY OF JESUS (short retelling, original: Служение Иисуса)
Epilogue (retelling, original: Эпилог)




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