TENSOR FASCIAE LATAE
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SUMMARY
1. O: ASIS & anterior iliac crest.
2. I: iliotibial band, that attaches to the lateral tibial condyle.
3. NS: superior gluteal n.
4. A: abducts, internally rotates thigh; flexes the thigh at the hip; helps keep knee extended.
Image: Beth ohara [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons [Accessed 7 Apr. 2019].
Reference(s)
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Gray, H., Carter, H.V. and Davidson, G. (2017). Gray’s anatomy. London: Arcturus.
