It has the following connections: •
laterally, to the whole length of the inner lip of the
iliac crest. •
medially, to the
linea terminalis of the
lesser pelvis, where it is continuous with the
periosteum. At the
iliopectineal eminence it receives the tendon of insertion of the
psoas minor, when that muscle exists. Lateral to the
femoral vessels it is intimately connected to the posterior margin of the
inguinal ligament, and is continuous with the
transversalis fascia. Immediately lateral to the femoral vessels the iliac fascia is prolonged backward and medialward from the inguinal ligament as a band, the
iliopectineal fascia, which is attached to the iliopectineal eminence. This fascia divides the space between the inguinal ligament and the hip bone into two lacunæ or compartments: • the
medial vascular lacuna transmits the femoral vessels. • the
lateral muscular lacuna transmits the
psoas major and
Iliacus and the
femoral nerve. Medial to the vessels the iliac fascia is attached to the
pectineal line behind the
conjoint tendon, where it is again continuous with the transversalis fascia. ==See also==