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TOPOGKAPHICAL ANATOMY OF 



The hip joint (articulatio coxa3). — The joint capsule (capsula 

 articularis) of the hip joint is in the form of a roomy, double-mouthed 



M. rectus femoris. = 



M. vastus meilialis. 



it. sartoi'ius 



Saphenous vessels and 

 nerve. 



A. {enii>ralis. 



M. adductor 



s Femur. 



M. Semimembranosus. - 



Nn. tibialis et peronaius 

 communis. 



M. gracilis = --+ 



M. vastus lateralis. 



M. biceps femoris. 



M. semitendinosus. 



Fig. 82.— Section across the Thigh at the Level indicated by M in Fig. 81. 



sac, one end of which is attached to the margin of the acetabulum and 

 the transverse ligament thereof. The femoral attachment is to the 

 neck of the bone, a very short distance from the articular margin, 

 except at the lateral partjof the joint, where 2 or 3 cm. of the neck 

 is included within the capsule. The strongest part of the capsule is 



