Acetabulum

COTYLE: the cotyle socket connecting the bone it to the femur, the cotyle is an articulation of the hip

The acetabulum or cavity cotyloïde or cotyle is the articular surface of the iliaque Os. Its round form allows a great amplitude of movement the Os femur.

The acetabulum is with the junction of 3 principal parts which are the Ischion (posterior), the Ilion (higher) and the Pubis (former).

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