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articular fossa acetabvli} Nor is the whole of the head of the femur 

 articular, for it carries an extensive fovea to which ligaments are 

 attached. 



Surrounding the acetabular margin is a ring of fibro-cartilage, the 

 labrum glenoidale^ continued across the ineisura acetabuli by a liga-^ 



Lig. teres. Lig. transversum acetabuli. 

 Lig. accessorium. 



Pubis. Obturator foramen, 



i I I 



Ischium. 



M. rectus femoris. 



Sciatic tuber. 



Head of femur. 



Fig. 84. — Medial Aspect of the Hip Joint. 

 The line of attachment of the synovial lining of the joint capsule is indicated in red. 



mentous bridge, the transverse ligament (ligamentum transversum 

 acetabuli). 



Passing from the fossa acetabuli, close to the acetabular notch, to 

 the fovea on the head of the femur is the short, strong round ligament 

 (ligamentum teres). In the hip joint of the Equidaj a ligamentous 

 band, the accessory ligament (ligamentum accessorium), springs partly 

 from the pubic insertion of the straight abdominal muscle and partly 



1 Fossa [L.], a ditch or trench. Acetabulum [L.], a vessel for vinegar (from 

 acetum, vinegar). C. Plinius Secundus applies the name to the socket of the 

 hip bone. 



'^ Labrum [L.], a lip or rim. yA,7;i/7; (glene) [Gr.], a cavity or pit. elSos (eidos) 

 rGr.l shape. 



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