Hip-Joint. 



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170. The R i g h t Hip -Joint, Articulatio coxae, 



in section. 



The fibrous capsule, at the anterior surface of the joint very 

 strong, is at its posterior portion much weaker and not attached to the 

 posterior intertrochanteric line, but to the posterior surface of the neck 

 of the femur. The Ligamentum teres ascends vertically from the notch of 

 the acetabulum to the depression on the head of the femur; it is sur- 

 rounded by a sheath of a synovial membrane. The illustration also shows 

 the peculiarly arranged bony structure of the neck and head of the femur. 



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