Wikipedia Not “Tensor Lata Fascia”, nor “Fascia Tensor Lata” It’s easy to get the name mixed up. Many people search for “tensor lata fascia”  or “fascia tensor lata,” but the correct order is tensor fascia lata . Technically, it’s the “tensor fasciae latae”, but that is used less often in common practice and gets us too deep into difficult Latin grammar. The Latin roots tell us what it means: Tensor  = stretcher Fascia(e)  = of the fascia (connective tissue throughout the bo

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