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fascia which covers the saphenous opening. This fascia is perforated by the 

 long saphenous vein and a number <>f vessels. The superficial fascia has a very 

 intimate attachment to the deep fascia below Poupart's Ligament, thus in ex- 

 travasation of urine, it cannot pass down into the superficial fascia of the thigh. 



PLATK LXXXIV 



PLANTARIS 



OUTER HEAD OF 

 GASTROCNEMIUS 



TENDON OF POPLITEUS v A • ' \ . 



EXTERNAL LATE 

 LIGAMENTS 



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TENDON OF ADDUCTOR MAGN05 





TENDON OF BICEPS 



"al m\ ' Q *^^^ fl 



f4 



NNER HEAD OF GASTROCNEMIUS 



~~TEf;20'J OF SEMI-MEWSRANOSUS WITH ITS 



SLIP TD THICKENED THE POSTERIOR LIGAMENT 



/HEAD P 



mi ' ' 



TIBIOFIBULAR LIGAMENT^ ,',| \\\ } T ' B ' A ■ 



POSTERIOR SUPERIOR 



INTEROSSEOUS 

 MEMBRNE 



Posterior Ligament of Knee-Joint. 



Deep Fascia of the Thigh. 



The deep fascia of the thigh is called fascia lata, and form- a strong cover- 

 ing lor the thigh beneath the skin and superficial fascia. It is thick in front 

 and externally, but thin behind and internally. The Gluteus maximus, the 

 Tensor fascia femoris, the Biceps, the Sartorius, and Quadriceps extensor mus- 

 cles give expansions to the fascia lata. The fascia lata is attached to Poupart's 

 ligament and the body of the pubic bone anteriorly, to the tuberosity of the 

 ischium and the rami of the pubes and ischium internally, to the back of the 

 sacrum and coccyx posteriorly, to the head of the fibula, tuberosities of the 

 tibia, and condyles of the femur distally. The external Intermuscular septum 



