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ILIOTIBIAL TRACT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Muscles and Tendons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- iliotibial band
1, record 1, English, iliotibial%20band
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- iliotibial tract 1, record 1, English, iliotibial%20tract
correct
- Maissiat’s band 1, record 1, English, Maissiat%26rsquo%3Bs%20band
correct
- Maissiat’s tract 1, record 1, English, Maissiat%26rsquo%3Bs%20tract
correct
- tractus iliotibialis 2, record 1, English, tractus%20iliotibialis
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The strong thickened band of the fascia lata between the ilium and the tibia. 2, record 1, English, - iliotibial%20band
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Muscles et tendons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bandelette de Maissiat
1, record 1, French, bandelette%20de%20Maissiat
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tractus iliotibialis 1, record 1, French, tractus%20iliotibialis
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Portion antérieure épaissie de l'aponévrose fessière, qui se détache du tubercule fessier, et s'étend sur la face externe de la cuisse jusqu'au tibia. 1, record 1, French, - bandelette%20de%20Maissiat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-12-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Muscles and Tendons
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lateral patellar retinaculum
1, record 2, English, lateral%20patellar%20retinaculum
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- retinaculum patellae laterale 1, record 2, English, retinaculum%20patellae%20laterale
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fibrous expansion blending with the capsule of the knee joint and extending from the distal end of the tendon of the vastus lateralis muscle to the margins of the patella, the ligamentum patellae, and condyle of the tibia, and posteriorly to the fibular collateral ligament blending with the iliotibial tract. 1, record 2, English, - lateral%20patellar%20retinaculum
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Muscles et tendons
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- aileron superficiel externe
1, record 2, French, aileron%20superficiel%20externe
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- retinaculum patellae laterale 1, record 2, French, retinaculum%20patellae%20laterale
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aileron superficiel externe (...) : plus court et plus mince que l'interne, il se confond avec les plans fibreux qui recouvrent le condyle externe. 1, record 2, French, - aileron%20superficiel%20externe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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