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As a consequence, the capsule of the hip joint attaches in the region of the intertrochanteric line on the anterior side, but a finger away from the intertrochanteric crest on the posterior side of the head. [4] The fibers of the ischiocapsular ligament attach both into the joint capsule and onto the intertrochanteric line.
Additional images. Bones of the right leg. Anterior surface. ... Anatomy figure: 17:07-04 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center;
The quadrate tubercle is located about the junction of the upper one-third and lower two-thirds, on the intertrochanteric crest. In a small anatomical study, it was shown that the epiphysial line passes directly through the quadrate tubercle. [1] The quadrate tubercle is the site of insertion of the quadratus femoris muscle. [2]
The two trochanters are joined by the intertrochanteric crest on the back side and by the intertrochanteric line on the front. [ 1 ] A slight ridge is sometimes seen commencing about the middle of the intertrochanteric crest, and reaching vertically downward for about 5 cm. along the back part of the body: it is called the linea quadrata (or ...
The intertrochanteric crest is a prominent smooth bony ridge upon the posterior surface of the femur at the junction of the neck and the shaft of the femur; [1] together with the intertrochanteric line on the anterior side of the head, the intertrochanteric crest marks the transition between the femoral neck and shaft. [2]: 192
The iliofemoral ligament is a thick and very tough triangular capsular ligament of the hip joint situated anterior to this joint. It attaches superiorly at the inferior portion of the anterior inferior iliac spine and adjacent portion of the margin of the acetabulum; it attaches inferiorly at the intertrochanteric line.
The tibial tuberosity thus forms the terminal part of the large structure that acts as a lever to extend the knee-joint and prevents the knee from collapsing when the foot strikes the ground. [1] The two ligaments, the patella, and the tibial tuberosity are all superficial, easily palpable structures. [2]
Often, the intertrochanteric fossa is small and shallow due to the expansion of the two trochanters. In lepidosaurs, the intertrochanteric fossa is shallow but broad. It is bounded medially by the internal/lesser trochanter and anterior branch of the ventral femoral ridge, and often less distinctly bounded laterally as the greater trochanter ...