Anatom3DLigament of head of femur
Ligamentum capitis femoris · Vaz hlavice kosti stehenní
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A small flat ligament inside the hip joint, running from the notch of the socket to a pit on the femoral head.
What it does
Carries a small artery to the head, important in children; its holding role in adults is minor.
Keeping it well
Can tear in dislocation or wear and cause deep hip pain; seen in hip arthroscopy.
Related conditions
- Avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis)
- Bone metastases and spinal cord compression
- Developmental dysplasia of the hip
- Gout
- Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
- Lyme disease
- Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Perthes disease
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Septic arthritis
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder