Tensor of the fascia lata

It is a Muscle very fine and not very powerful.

Description

It fits on the iliaque peak and the antero-higher iliaque spine. It goes down vertically to very quickly become tendineux. This tendineux prolongation is the tract ilio-tibial which goes down also vertically on the side face from the thigh to finish on the side tuberosity of the Tibia. It makes left the surface plan of the muscles of the area glutéal with Large the glutéal.

Action

It acts on abduction, rotation médiale of the thigh and the inflection of the thigh on the trunk (anecdotic). It also acts on the extension of the knee via the tract ilio-tibial.

In

It is in by the higher nerve glutéal

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