VIBS 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Medial Collateral Ligament, Fibular Collateral Ligament, Lateral Meniscus

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Hip/coxal joint abduction, adduction and rotation of the limb. Made of the femoral head + acetabulum stabilized by ligament of the femoral head & transverse acetabular ligament + rim of. Ligament of the femoral head provents the head of the femur from popping out of the acetabulum. Transverse acetabular ligament closes the gap of the bone prevents the femur from slipping distally. Acetabular fossa does not articulate with the head of the femur. It is the site of attachment for the ligament femoral head. 3 separate articulations stabilized by bone shape and ligaments. Patella rides in the in the trochlea of the distal femur (like the humerus) Patella is held in place by the medial and lateral femoropatellar ligaments. Patella ligament runs between the cranial femur and the tibia femur to patella (femoropatellar joint) femur to tibia incongruent joint - bones don"t t together well stabilized by 2 brocartilages, 8 intracapsular ligaments, and 2 extracapsular ligaments.

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