Hip- Joint. 



121 



168. The Right Hip -Joint, Articulatio coxae, 



from before. 



The fibrous capsule of the hip-joint is attached above to the 

 bony margin of the acetabulum and below at the anterior surface of the 

 femur, to the Linea mtcrtrochanterica anterior. The strong Ltgamentum Bertini 

 (ileo-femoral ligament) serves to strengthen the anterior capsular wall; 

 it is attached above to the anterior inferior spine of the ilium, below 

 partly to the anterior intertrochanteric line (Fig. 154), and partly sur- 

 rounds the neck of the femur by two bands as Zona orbicularis Weber i 

 (Fig. 156).* 



* This is frequently designated the Y-ligament of Bigelow. 

 Heitzmann, Atlas. I. 16 



