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INFERIOR EXTREMITY 



it clasps the neck of the femur, and anteriorly, it is attached 

 to the whole length of the lima intertrochanterica, and to the 

 root of the great trochanter. This attachment is very firm and 

 strong. Posteriorly and distally, it falls short of the crista 

 intertrochanterica by about half an inch, and it presents 

 a weak attachment to the distal part of the posterior surface 

 of the neck of the femur. 



Anterior inferior 

 spine of ilium 



Labrum glenoidale 

 - Head of femur 



Pubo-capsular ligament 



Obturator 

 ~ membrane 



Pubo-capsular ligament 

 FIG. 93. Dissection of Hip-joint from the front. 



When the capsule of the hip-joint has been carefully cleaned 

 it will be seen that the fibres which compose it run in two 

 different directions. The majority pass in a longitudinal 

 direction from one bone to the other ; others, however, may 

 be observed to take a course more or less at right angles 

 to the former. The latter are only seen to advantage on the 

 posterior aspect of the capsule, where they were noted during 

 the dissection of the glutseal region. The longitudinal fibres 

 are massed on the front of the joint. Certain thickened 



