I Hi JOIN I- WI» IK- A I IHl. PI 



I i rior aperture oj th let (] 



by the tul 

 i-< liium ami pubis, by the sacrotuberous ligamenl 

 rum. These boundaries, unlike those "i" the ; 

 forms the 1' • t point of the pelvi< • 



which project downward, while the bounda 

 tuberous ligaments ami particularly at the lower margin of the symj 



The angle which thi rior rami of the pubi i with 1 



pubic angh Fig. Il is rounded off by ti. ligament I 



The pelvis i-> not horizontal hut inclined, th' iclinati 



individuals, but usually averaging about <>o d< 1 he plane of the ; 



passes obliquely from abo nward and from behind. 



The pelvis exhil other portion of the 



This i- parti( ularly noticeable in the true pelvis. In the female th< 

 and flatter, and the ake of the ilium usually - 



exhibits similar chai .and its cavity in particular is m< In the m. 



pelvic inlet is heart shaped (from the marked ; . while in 



it is elliptical, and the pelvic outlet in the male i- ah r than in the fern.. unt 



of tin i onvergem e of the tuberosities of the ischia. I pubic angle in the mail 

 aeute angle of about 75 d< while in the female it form- a ri 100 



degi 



I ir a more detailed account of the pelvic diam 

 obstetrics the rcadei d to the text ind atla 



lln inguinal or PouparCs li^<i»i< nt I jo; an.. 



the pelvis, but is a portion of the aponeui sternal oblique n 1: 



arises from the anterior superior spine of the ilium and 

 An almost hori :onta! < ontinuation of the ligament pas 

 of the horizontal ramus of the pubis, forming tl nar Gin 



THE HIP- JOINT. 



The hip-joint or co ■;/ is the articulation between th. 



bone ami the head of the femur. The acetabular cavit; 

 circular fibrocartilaginous ligament, the tyloid 



that the socket embi han half of th rical ! 



joint consequently belong that group oi the lidal artii 



as an enarthro 



The glenoidal lip Fig. 21 1 of the hip-j 

 the notch oi the acetabulum, converting it into a cleft like foramen. This :' the g 



noidal lip is known as the Irai: 



The acetabular fossa Fig. es nol come int. with the 



surface oi the head oi tin- femur and i> not 1 I with cartilage, but by ind by 



synovial villi. From this fatty cushion, and particularly from the acetabular notch, there ar: 





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