Fragments of the book Cooper AP. A Treatise on Dislocations and Fractures of the Joints (1851) dedicated to ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF). The author discusses changes in the LCF during hip fractures, dislocations and role of its blood vessels in supplying the femoral head. Quote pp. 51-52 ON DISLOCATIONS IN GENERAL. … Mr. Howden, who was one of our most intelligent apprentices at Guy's Hospital, and was afterwards surgeon in the army, related the following case: - A man had his thigh dislocated upwards and backwards on the ilium, which was soon after reduced; the next day a considerable swelling was observed on the part, which continued to increase, accompanied with rigors, and in four days the patient died. On dissection, the capsular ligaments, and ligamentum teres, were found entirely torn away, and a considerable quantity of pus extravasated in the surrounding parts." * (See Minutes of the Physical Society, Guy's Hospital, Nov. 12th, 1791.) I attended t...
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