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il·i·a·cus (mus·cle)

[TA]
origin, iliac fossa; insertion, via a common tendon with psoas major into anterior surface of lesser trochanter of the femur, and capsule of hip joint; action, flexes thigh and rotates it medially; nerve supply, lumbar plexus.
Synonym(s): musculus iliacus [TA], iliac muscle

iliacus

[ilī′əkəs]
Etymology: L, ilium, flank
a flat triangular muscle that covers the inner curved surface of the iliac fossa. It arises from the inner aspect of the superior iliac crest, from the anterior and the iliolumbar ligaments, and from the sacrum. It joins the psoas major to form the iliopsoas at the inguinal ligament. The iliacus is innervated by branches of the femoral nerve that contain fibers from the second and third lumbar nerves. It acts to flex and laterally rotate the thigh. Compare psoas major, psoas minor.
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Iliacus muscle

iliacus

The part of the ILIOPSOAS muscle arising from the inside of the back wall of the pelvis (the iliac fossa and sacrum) and being inserted into the top of the front of the FEMUR. The iliacus helps to flex the hip joint in walking.

iliacus

medial thigh muscle
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16 The appendix lies in the iliac fossa and the peritoneal covering of that fossa alone separates the organ from the iliacus muscle.
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2, 10, e amico di vecchia data di Ovidio (20), che a lui aveva dedicato un'elegia degli Amores, la diciottesima del secondo libro, costruita sulla diversita delle rispettive scelte poetiche: mentre il Sulmonese aveva atteso alia poesia erotica, Macro aveva privilegiato il genere epico; non e un caso che sia indicato nel passo delle ex Ponto in esame come Iliacus, un chiaro riferimento alia sua poesia epica di argomento troiano (21).
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reported that hemorrhage into the iliacus, psoas, and iliopsoas muscles was an infrequent complication of anticoagulant therapy and usually occurred unilaterally (7).
Intramuscular hematomas caused by anticoagulant therapy: is advanced age a risk factor? /Antikoagulan tedaviye bagli kas ici kanamalar: ileri yas bir risk faktoru mudur?
HABIT: Overusing the big muscles Smith notes that when lifting the leg into passe or arabesque, dancers often use the superficial quadriceps muscles around the hip, instead of deeper muscles like the iliacus and psoas.
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The radiography ofthe pelvis showed an increase in the soft tissue in the region proximal to the left muscle and the CAT scan of the pelvis confirmed a muscular hematoma of the left iliacus with anterior and medial displacement of the psoas muscle.
Paralisis del nervio femoral secundario a hemorragia del psoas iliaco en paciente con hemofilia: resultado de transferencia del biceps femoral
Under ultrasound guidance, the skin and subcutaneous tissue in the femoral-inguinal area was infiltrated down to the iliacus muscle with 5 to 10 ml 1% lignocaine with adrenaline (1/200,000).
Ambulatory continuous femoral analgesia for major knee surgery: a randomised study of ultrasound-guided femoral catheter placement

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