Foundational Model of Anatomy

Last uploaded: May 13, 2019
Preferred Name

Iliotibial tract
Synonyms

Bandelette of Maissiat

Iliotibial band

IT band

Definitions

Zone of fascia lata, each instance of which is a thickened longitudinal band of some fascia lata originating from smoe anterior superior iliac spine and extending from some tensor fasciae latae muscle downward along the lateral side of some thigh to the lateral condyle of some tibia.

ID

http://purl.org/sig/ont/fma/fma51048

definition

Zone of fascia lata, each instance of which is a thickened longitudinal band of some fascia lata originating from smoe anterior superior iliac spine and extending from some tensor fasciae latae muscle downward along the lateral side of some thigh to the lateral condyle of some tibia.

Eponym

Maissiat's band

FMAID

51048

label

Iliotibial tract

non-English equivalent

Tractus iliotibialis

Tractus ilio-tibial

preferred name

Iliotibial tract

prefixIRI

fma:fma51048

prefLabel

Iliotibial tract

synonym

Bandelette of Maissiat

Iliotibial band

IT band

subClassOf

http://purl.org/sig/ont/fma/fma58775

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