Iliopubic tract

Iliopubic tract
Femoral sheath laid open to show its three compartments.
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Identifiers
Latin	tractus iliopubicus
Dorlands /Elsevier	a_57/12149692
TA	A04.5.02.013
FMA	18094
Anatomical terminology []

The iliopubic tract is a thickened band of fibers curving over the , at the spot where they become femoral, on the abdominal side of the inguinal ligaments and loosely connected with it. It is apparently a thickening of the transverse fascia joined laterally to the iliac crest, and arching across the front of the femoral sheath to be inserted by a broad attachment into the pubic tubercle and pectineal line, behind the conjoint tendon. In some subjects this structure is not very prominently marked, and not infrequently it is altogether wanting. It can be of clinical significance in hernia repair.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)