. An analytical compendium of the various branches of medical science, for the use and examination of students. Anatomy; Physiology; Surgery; Obstetrics; Medicine; Materia Medica. 58 KNEE JOINT. femur. It is thicker and longer in front than it is behind, and is strengthened by a bundle of fibres,» called ilio-femoral. Cotyloid Ligament^ (Fig. 34).—Is a thick prismatic ring of fibro- cartilage, surrounding and deepening the acetabulum. Ligamentum teres^ (Fig- ^4).—Is attached to a pit upon the head of the femur, and divides into two fasciculi, which are inserted into the corners of the notch of
. An analytical compendium of the various branches of medical science, for the use and examination of students. Anatomy; Physiology; Surgery; Obstetrics; Medicine; Materia Medica. 58 KNEE JOINT. femur. It is thicker and longer in front than it is behind, and is strengthened by a bundle of fibres,» called ilio-femoral. Cotyloid Ligament^ (Fig. 34).—Is a thick prismatic ring of fibro- cartilage, surrounding and deepening the acetabulum. Ligamentum teres^ (Fig- ^4).—Is attached to a pit upon the head of the femur, and divides into two fasciculi, which are inserted into the corners of the notch of the acetabulum and the cotyloid ligament. The synovial membrane is extensive, and the Haversian mass is large. KNEE JOINT. This joint is surrounded by an expansion of the fascia lata of the thigh, called the involucrwni generale. Anterior Ligament.—Is the ligament of the patella^ (Fig. 44) ; it is the strongest ligament of the body. It is a continuation of the tendon of the quadriceps muscle,* in which the patella^ is developed, previous to its insertion into the tubercle of the tibia. Posterior Ligament.—Is the ligament of Winslow* (Fig. 45). It is a broad ligament passing obliquely from the external condyle of the femur to the posterior part Fig. 44. Fig. 45. of the internal tuberosity of the tibia. Its strongest fasciculi are derived from thesemi-membranosus ten- don .^ Internal Lateral Liga- ment.—Is broad, thin, and membranous, extending from the external condyle of the femur to the lower part of the internal tubero- sity of the tibia.^ External lateral Liga- w£nt.—Is a strong cord- like ligament^ reaching from the external condyle to the superior extremity of the fibula. Semilunar Cartilages.—Are two prismatic rings of fibro-carti- lage, deepening the articular surfaces of the tibia. The external'^ (Fig. 46) is the smaller and more circular. The internal^ is the larger and a semicircle. The extremities are attached to the spine of the tibia. A small trans
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