| Acetabular notch | |
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Right hip bone. External surface (acetabular notch visible near center, inside blue line).
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| Latin | incisura acetabuli |
| TA98 | A02.5.01.005 |
| TA2 | 1311 |
| FMA | 16944 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
The acetabular notch is a deep[citation needed] notch in the inferior portion of the rim of the acetabulum.[1]: 1354 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[1]: 1250 ) pass into the hip joint cavity).[1]: 1368 It is continuous with space of the acetabular fossa.[2] The lunate surface of acetabulum is discontinued opposite the notch.[1]: 1368
The ligament of the head of the femur attaches at the margins of the notch.[citation needed] The anterior margin of the acetabular notch presents a posterior obturator tubercle onto which the obturator membrane attaches.[1]: 1354
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 237 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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