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

 

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


 

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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: 


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. 



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28.07.2025  Supplementing the set of classifications: Topography of the Acetabular Canal. Classification




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03.07.2025 Arkhipov SV. Critical mass of consensus: Opinions on the importance of ligamentum capitis femoris (XX-XXI century), 2025.




MORPHOLOGY AND TOPOGRAPHY »»»                                                    .


24.07.2025 1897RauberA The author discusses the anatomy and role of the LCF, suggesting that it stimulates the production of synovial fluid.  
24.07.2025 1934BökerH The author discusses the attachment, role and movement of the LCF.. 
21.07.2025 1882NuhnA The author discusses the anatomy and role of the LCF, considering it a synovial formation, a source of synovial fluid.
16.07.2025 1920FrazerJES The author describes the attachment and development of the LCF, as well as its role as a vascular and nerve conductor.
14.07.2025 1930PhemisterDB. The author discusses the involvement of the LCF arteries in the blood supply and metaplasia of the femoral head. 
09.07.2025 1895SiraudM The author discusses the involvement of the LCF arteries in the blood supply of the femoral head. 
08.07.2025 1844NelatonA. According to the author, the LCF does not hold the femoral head in the acetabulum, but it is involved in its blood supply. 
   


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14.07.2025 1934WaldenstromJ The author suggests a connection between damage to the vessels of the LCF and the phenomena of aseptic necrosis of the femoral head during epiphysiolysis. 
10.07.2025 1910BrausH The author briefly discusses the pathological changes of the LCF in congenital hip dislocation.  
10.07.2025 1921BrausH The author describes the anatomy, attachment, shape, properties and changes in pathology of the LCF. 
09.07.2025 1865MartinF_CollineauAC The book discusses the role of ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF) and its changes in hip joint pathology. 
08.07.2025 1844PetrequinJE. The author discusses the role, attachment, shape, and pathological changes of LCF. 




Biblical damage »»»                                                                                  .


25.07.2025 
1244Crusader_Bible Miniature. Drawing depicting the circumstances and mechanism of the LCF injury.
09.07.2025
1865MartinF_CollineauAC The book discusses the role of ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF) and its changes in hip joint pathology.



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08.07.2025 Tweet of July 8 2025 

31.07.2025
Supplementing to the section «Set of Classifications»: «Topography of the Acetabular Canal» 
28.07.2025 
Catalog of reviews on the history of the study of the main functions of ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF). “New” ideas of modern researchers often have their origins in the past. It is planned to supplement the sections with relevant information, follow the updates. 
06.07.2025 
A PDF version of the article is available for download: Critical mass of consensus: Opinions on the importance of ligamentum capitis femoris (XX-XXI century). DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.15953.03686
03.07.2025 
Critical mass of consensus: Opinions on the importance of ligamentum capitis femoris (XX-XXI century), 2025. Abstract.  




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