. Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy. Anatomy. 240 OSTEOLOGY. Pit for lig. teres Greater t--TROCHANTER iWm Tubercle of quadratus Intertrochan- teric crest Gluteal tuberosity Arterial foramen behind it, is a hollow oval pit (fovea capitis femoris) for the attachment of the ligameutum teres. Piercing the floor of this depression are seen several foramina through which vessels pass to supply the head of the bone ; the proximal epiphysis thus having a double blood supply, viz., from the neck distally,and through the medium of the ligamentum teres proxi- mally. The circumfer- ence of the head forms
. Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy. Anatomy. 240 OSTEOLOGY. Pit for lig. teres Greater t--TROCHANTER iWm Tubercle of quadratus Intertrochan- teric crest Gluteal tuberosity Arterial foramen behind it, is a hollow oval pit (fovea capitis femoris) for the attachment of the ligameutum teres. Piercing the floor of this depression are seen several foramina through which vessels pass to supply the head of the bone ; the proximal epiphysis thus having a double blood supply, viz., from the neck distally,and through the medium of the ligamentum teres proxi- mally. The circumfer- ence of the head forms a lip with a wavy outline, more prominent proxi- inally and dorsally than in front. The head is sup- ported by a stout com- pressed bar of bone, the collum femoris (neck), which forms with the proximal end of the shaft an angle of about 125 degrees, and is directed proximally, medially, and a little forwards. Its vertical width exceeds its antero-posterior thickness. Constricted about its middle, it expands medi- ally to support the head, whilst laterally, where it joins the shaft, its vertical diameter is much in- creased. Anteriorly it is clearly defined from the shaft by a rough ridge which commences above on a prominence, some- times called the tubercle of the femur, and passes obliquely downwards and medially. This constitutes the upper part of the linea intertrochanterica (intertrochanteric line), and serves for the attachment of the ilio- femoral liga- ment of the hip-joint. Posteriorly where the neck unites with the shaft, there is a full rounded ridge passing from the trochanter major proxi- mally to the trochanter minor distally; this is the crista intertrochan- terica (intertrochanteric crest). A little proximal to the middle of this ridge there is usually a fulness which serves to indicate the proximal limit of attachment of the quadratus femoris muscle, and is called the tubercle for the quadratus. Laterally the Adductor tubercle Medial epicondyle Medial condyle Su
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