Acetabular notch
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| Bone: Acetabular notch |
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| Right hip bone. External surface. (Acetabular notch visible near center, inside blue line.) |
| Latin |
incisura acetabuli |
| Gray's |
subject #57 237 |
The acetabulum presents below a deep notch, the acetabular notch, which is continuous with a circular non-articular depression, the acetabular fossa, at the bottom of the cavity: this depression is perforated by numerous apertures, and lodges a mass of fat.
The notch is converted into a foramen by the transverse acetabular ligament; through the foramen nutrient vessels and nerves enter the joint; the margins of the notch serve for the attachment of the ligament of the head of the femur.
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