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1879DarenbergCV_RuelleCE

 

Fragment from the book Darenberg CV, Ruelle CE. Oeuvres de Rufus d'Ephèse (Works of Rufus of Ephesus, 1879). Rufus of Ephesus writes about the localization of the proximal attachment area and the connecting function of the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF), using a rare synonym (ἰσχίον). See our commentary at the link: 1879DarenbergCV_RuelleCE [Rus], 70-110Rufus Ephesius, and 2020ArkhipovSV_ProlyginaIV.

Quote

[Grc]

Περι ονομασιας τών του aνθρώπου μορίων.

Ισχίου δἐ καί τό νεῦρον τό ῶρός τήν κοτύλῃκαὶ τό ἄρθρον. (original source: 1879DarenbergCV_RuelleCE, p. 148)


Translation

[Eng]

On the Names of the Parts of the Human Body.

The name of pelvis (ἰσχίον) [is given to] the ligament (νεῦρον) that attaches to acetabulum and [secures] the entire joint. (original source: 2020ArkhipovSV_ProlyginaIV).




External links

Darenberg CV, Ruelle CE. Oeuvres de Rufus d'Ephèse. Paris: A L’Imprimerie nationale, MDCCCLXXIX [1879].  [books.googlearchive.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

Charles Victor Daremberg (1817-1872) was a French librarian, physician, medical historian and classical philologist. [wikipedia.org , archive.org]

Charles Victor Daremberg (19-th cent.) 
Unknown author
original in the wikimedia.org collection
(CC0 – Public Domain, no changes)

Charles-Émile Ruelle (1833-1912) was a French classical philologist and musicologist. [wikidata.org]

Rufus of Ephesus (Ῥοῦφος ὁ Ἐφέσιος, Rufus Ephesius; I-II cent.) was a Greek physician and author. [wikipedia.org]

Rufus of Ephesus 
Unknown authorportrait from the Codex of Vienna Dioscurides (Constantinople around 512 CE); original in the wikimedia.org collection (CC0 – Public Domain, no changes)

Keywords

ligamentum capitis femoris, ligamentum teres, ligament of head of femur, anatomy, attachment, role, synonym, Rufus of Ephesus 

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70-110Rufus Ephesius

  Fragment from the book Rufus of Ephesus On the Names of the Parts of the Human Body ( Περι ονομασιας τών του a νθρώπου μορίων , ca. 70-110). The author writes about the localization of the proximal attachment area and the connecting function of the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF), using a rare synonym (ἰσχίον). See our commentary at the link: 70-110Rufus Ephesius [Rus], and  2020ArkhipovSV_ProlyginaIV . Quote [Grc] Περι ονομασιας τών του a νθρώπου μορίων . Ισχίου δἐ καί τό νεῦρον τό ῶρός τήν κοτύλῃ , καὶ τό ἄρθρον . (original source: 1879DarenbergCV_RuelleCE, p. 148) Translation [Eng] On the Names of the Parts of the Human Body . The name of pelvis ( ἰσχίον ) [is given to] the ligament ( νεῦρον ) that attaches to acetabulum and [secures] the entire joint. (original source:  2020ArkhipovSV_ProlyginaIV ). External links Darenberg CV, Ruelle CE. Oeuvres de Rufus d'Ephèse. Paris: A L’Imprimerie nationale, MDCCCLXXIX [1879].  [ books.google , archive.org ] ...

1581CrassoPI

  Fragments from the book Crasso PI. Medici antiqui graeci Aretaeus, Palladius, Ruffus, Theophilus, physici & chirurgic (1581). Translations into Latin of the treatise by Rufus of Ephesus and Theophilus Protospatharius, mentioning ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF). Views on normal anatomy are presented, and the shape and mechanical properties are described. For more information on these fragments, see our article  2020ArkhipovSV_ProlyginaIV . Quote p. 9. [Lat] Rufus Ephesius. De appellationibus partium corporis humani. Liber primus. Cap. XVI. Inguina femorum priores partes sunt prope pubem posita. neruus autem ad acetabulum pertinens, actotus articulis coxedix dicitur».  Quote pp. 83-84. Theophilus Protospatharius. De corporis humani fabrica. Liber quintus. Cap. XII. Dei erga hominis amor, ex heminae fundo teretem neruum promisit, cartilaginosum vinculum fæmoris capiti insertum adstringensq, ne facile elabatur. Inde ex heminae oris aliae copulae oriuntur, totum foemori...