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TOPOGEAPHICAL ANATOMY OF 



The hip joint (articulatio coxse). — The joint capsule (capsula 

 articularis) of the hip joint is in the form of a roomy, double-mouthed 



il. rectus femoris. — 



M. vastus medialis. — 



M. sartorius 



Saphenous vessels and 

 nerve. 



A. femoralis. 

 M. adductor.. 



M. "semimembranosus. -- 



Xn. tibialis et peronfcus 

 communis. 



il. gracilis. 



- M. vastus lateralis. 



5= Femur. 



il. biceps femoris. 



M. semitendinosus. 



Fig. 82. — Section across the Thigh at the Level indicated by M in Fig. 81. 



sac, one end of which is attached to the margin of the acetabulum and 



the transverse ligament thereof. The femoral attachment is to the 



neck of the bone, a very short distance from the articular margin, 



except at the lateral part of the joint, where 2 or 3 em. of the neck 



is included within the capsule. The strongest part of the capsule is 

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