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ened by various bands of fibres. It is attached to the upper 

 borders of the fossae on the anterior and posterior surfaces of 

 the humerus and the lower aspects of the condyles (not enclosing 

 them in the joint cavity ) } round the margin of the olecranon pro- 

 cess and the inner and anterior margin of the coronoid process, 

 and round the lower edge of the articular surface surrounding 

 the head of the radius i.e., just above the neck. It will thus be 



Orbicular Ligament 



Anterior Ligament 



.. Internal Epicondylcs 



Tendon of Biceps ..... 

 {reflected) 



Brachialis Anticus 

 (reflected) 



Oblique Ligament 



FIG. 7. THE ELBOW- JOINT. 



seen that the elbow-joint encloses within its cavity the superior 

 radio-ulnar joint. 



Anterior Ligament, from the upper margins of the coronoid 

 and supracapitellar fossa? on the humerus to the margin of the 

 coronoid process and the orbicular ligament of the radio-ulnar 

 joint. The fibres of this ligament are arranged in several 

 directions to give strength. 



Posterior Ligament, from the upper margin of the olecranon 



