Fig 2.

Cadaveric specimen of a right hip, anterior view. The arrow indicates the longitudinal capsulotomy parallel to the fibers along the lateral border of the lateral bundle of the iliofemoral ligament. (1, reflected head of rectus tendon [landmark]; 2, direct head of rectus tendon; 3, lateral bundle of iliofemoral ligament; 4, medial bundle of iliofemoral ligament.)

(Reproduced with permission from Springer Science+Business Media from Guyot J. Atlas of human limb joints. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1990.)