acetábulo

Also known as acetabular part of hip bone, acetabular region, cotyloid cavity

The acetabulum (; : acetabula), also called the cotyloid cavity, is a concave surface of the pelvis. The head of the femur meets with the pelvis at the acetabulum, forming the hip joint.

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Within Vinony's link graph, acetábulo is referenced by 270 other articles, and connects out to ilium, pelvis and head of femur.

It sits within the topics Bones of the lower limb and Bones of the pelvis.

Its subject is documented across 27 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Bone.Name: Acetabulum of pelvis
Bone.Latin: acetabulum
Bone.Image: Pelvic girdle illustration.svg
Bone.Caption: Pelvic girdle
Bone.Image2: Acetabulum (model).jpg
Bone.Caption2: A model of the acetabulum (cotyloid cavity)

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Research

18,687 papers

[Periprosthetic Acetabulum Fractures].Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie · 2016
[Periprosthetic fractures of the acetabulum: osteosynthesis].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2020
Focus on pelvis and acetabulum.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2015
[Acetabulum fractures].Der Unfallchirurg · 1999
[Periprosthetic fractures of the acetabulum: revision endoprosthetics].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2020

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Wikidata facts

Part of: hip bone
Connects with: Iliofemoral ligament

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Commons category: Acetabulum
anatomical location: hip bone
different from: acetabulum
NCI Thesaurus ID: C32042

Sources (4)

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Article · Português

O acetábulo, ou cavidade cotiloideia (em latim: Acetabulum) é uma depressão na pelve, formando uma superfície côncava. A cabeça do fémur articula-se com a pelve no acetábulo, constituindo a articulação coxo-femural, vulgarmente conhecida como anca em Portugal, ou como quadril no Brasil.

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