Landmark · Skeletal system
Acetabular notch
Incisura acetabuli
- System
- Skeletal system
- Regions
- Trunk, Pelvis, Lower limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Landmark on
- Hip bone
DescriptionUnreviewed
The acetabular notch is a deep notch in the acetabulum of the hip bone.
The acetabular notch 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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Names
- Latin
- Incisura acetabuli
- English
- Acetabular notch
- French
- Incisure acétabulaire
- Spanish
- Incisura acetabular
- Portuguese
- Incisura acetabular