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Surgery Exposure Hip (7751 words) |
 | The tensor fascia lata is retracted anteriorly and the gluteus maximus posteriorly (Fig. |
 | The femoral insertion of the gluteus maximus on the gluteal tuberosity is identified and the incision in the fascia lata is extended approximately one finger’s breadth anterior to that insertion. |
 | The adductor brevis is innervated by the anterior branch and the adductor magnus is innervated by the sciatic nerve. |
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CHAPTER 25: ABDOMINAL WALLS (3408 words) |
 | The inguinal ligament is in the groin and extends from the anterior superior iliac spine to the pubic tubercle. |
 | Its inferior edge extends from the anterior superior iliac spine to the pubic tubercle and is known as the inguinal ligament. |
 | The anterior sheath is comprised of the aponeurosis of the external oblique and an anterior layer of the aponeurosis of internal oblique; the posterior sheath of the posterior layer of the internal oblique and the aponeurosis of the transversus abdominis muscle. |