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TENSOR FASCIA LATAE

The tensor fascia latae (tensor fascia femoris) is a short, thick, teardrop-shaped muscle that is located on the outer front corner of the ilium (pelvis). It connects the ilium to the tissues of the thigh. The muscle's form begins at the front point of the hip, where it originates from the anterior superior spine and adjacent lateral surface of the ilium, and ends where the muscle inserts in the iliotibial band. The tensor fascia latae is innervated by the superior gluteal nerve and supplied by the gluteal artery and somewhat by the femoral cricumflex artery. In the standing position, the belly of this muscle becomes stretched into an elongated oval shape, but as the thigh is flexed, it changes into its characteristic teardrop shape. This muscle flexes, abducts, and medially rotates the thigh.
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