An anatomical comparison of the fasciae of the thigh: A macroscopic, microscopic and ultrasound imaging study.

Journal of Anatomy
Carmelo PirriCarla Stecco

Abstract

Although the number of Ultrasound (US) imaging studies investigating the fascial layers are becoming more numerous, the majority tend to use different reference points and terminology to describe their findings. The current work set out to compare macroscopic and microscopic data of specimens of the fascial layers of the thigh with US imaging findings. Specimens of the different fascial layers of various regions of the thigh were collected for macroscopic and histological analyses from three fresh cadavers and compared with in vivo US images of the thighs of 20 healthy volunteers. The specimens showed that the subcutaneous tissue of the thigh is made up of three layers: a superficial adipose layer, a membranous layer/superficial fascia, and a deep adipose layer. The deep fascia is composed of an aponeurotic fascia, which envelops all the thigh muscles and is laterally reinforced by the iliotibial tract and an epimysial fascia, which is specific for each muscle. The morphometric measurements of the thickness of the superficial fascia were different (anterior: 153.2 ± 39.3 µm; medial: 128.4 ± 24.7 µm; lateral: 154 ± 28.9 µm; and posterior: 148.8 ± 33.2 µm) as were those of the deep fascia (anterior: 556.8 ± 176.2 µm; medial: 820....Continue Reading

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