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A MANUAL OF ANATOMY 



to the inferior aspect of the anterior inferior iliac spine below 

 the origin of the straight head of the rectus femoris. The lateral 

 fibres as they descend form two strong bands, outer and inner, 

 which diverge very slightly from each other. The inner band 

 passes almost vertically to be attached to the lower end of 

 the anterior intertrochanteric line of the femur and the inferior 

 cervical tubercle. The outer band, shorter than the inner, passes 

 obliquely downwards and outwards to be attached to the upper 

 end of the anterior intertrochanteric line and the superior cervical 

 tubercle. The central fibres are attached to the middle portion of 

 the anterior intertrochanteric line, and the part of the capsule 

 covered by them is comparatively weak. 



The ilio-trochanteric ligament is situated immediately external to 

 the outer part of the ilio-femoral ligament. It is attached superiorly 



Digital Fossa 



-t\.. Great Trochanter 



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^"~ Zona Orbicularis 



""•^Extracapsular part of 

 Neck of Femur 



Tuber 



Small Trochante 



FiCx. 238. — The Right Hip-Joint (Posterior View). 



to the lower and anterior part of the dorsum ilii immediately abovel 

 the acetabulum, close to the upper attachment of the ilio-femorall 

 ligament, and inferiorly to the great trochanter in the region ofl 

 the superior cervical tubercle. 



The ischio-capsular ligament is a thickened band which extends! 

 from the upper part of the obturator groove (just below thej 

 acetabulum) to the zona orbicularis. 



The pubo-femoral ligament is the weakest of the three accessor}! 

 ligaments. Its fibres are attached in a somewhat scattered 

 manner to the ilio-pectineal eminence, the outer part of thiJ 

 obturator crest, and the adj acent portion of the obturator membrane| 

 From these points the fibres converge to be attached to the anterionl 

 inner, and lower parts of the capsular ligament, where they lie clos|j|-^ 

 to the inner band of the ilio-femoral ligament. 



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