- Iliac fascia
Infobox Anatomy
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Latin = fascia iliaca
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Caption = Structures surrounding right hip-joint.
Caption2 = Structures passing behind the inguinal ligament.
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The iliac fascia is afascia in the pelvic area of thehuman body .It has the following connections:
* "laterally", to the whole length of the inner lip of theiliac crest .
* "medially", to thelinea terminalis of thelesser pelvis , where it is continuous with theperiosteum .At the
iliopectineal eminence it receives the tendon of insertion of thePsoas minor , when that muscle exists.Lateral to the
femoral vessels it is intimately connected to the posterior margin of theinguinal ligament , and is continuous with thetransversalis fascia .Immediately lateral to the femoral vessels the iliac fascia is prolonged backward and medialward from the inguinal ligament as a band, the
iliopectineal fascia , which is attached to the iliopectineal eminence.This fascia divides the space between the inguinal ligament and the hip bone into two lacunæ or compartments:
* the "medial"vascular lacuna transmits the femoral vessels.
* the "lateral"muscular lacuna transmits thePsoas major andIliacus and thefemoral nerve .Medial to the vessels the iliac fascia is attached to the
pectineal line behind theinguinal aponeurotic falx , where it is again continuous with the transversalis fascia.
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