Tensor Fasciae Latae

This muscle is occasionally found doubled longitudinally, partially or completely. Accessory slips have been reported proceeding from the iliac crest, inguinal ligament, or aponeurosis of the abdominal wall. Union with gluteus maximus has been observed.

This muscle is considered by some authors to be an atrophied relic of a "deltoid" of the hip.

The muscle may be absent.

The tensor fasciae latae and the gluteus maximus represent separated portions of a muscle known as the ilio-tibialis in reptilia (Iguana). The ilio-tibial band represents the original insertion of the muscle and the gluteal part has found a femoral attachment.

Syn.: m. tensor vaginae femoris, membranosus. s. aponeuroticus, fascialis.

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