The acetabular notch is a deep notch in the inferior portion of the rim of the
acetabulum
The acetabulum (; : acetabula), also called the cotyloid cavity, is a wikt:concave, concave surface of the pelvis. The femur head, head of the femur meets with the pelvis at the acetabulum, forming the Hip#Articulation, hip joint.
Structure
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It is bridged by the
transverse acetabular ligament, converting it into a foramen (through which nerves and vessels (including the acetabular notch of
obturator artery) pass into the hip joint cavity).
It is continuous with space of the
acetabular fossa.
The
lunate surface of acetabulum is discontinued opposite the notch.
The
ligament of the head of the femur attaches at the margins of the notch. The anterior margin of the acetabular notch presents a posterior obturator tubercle onto which the
obturator membrane attaches.
References
Bones of the pelvis
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