Tenon's Fascia

Tenon's fascia

Tenon's fascia (lat. fascia Tenonii) is a dense connective tissue plate covering the extensor muscles of the lower leg in humans and some species of mammals.

It was first discovered and described by Fugo Denona in 1783. In Russian it was named in honor of its discoverer.

The longest of the large family of Tenon's fascia, which covers the muscles of the thigh, ankle joint and the area of ​​the foot where it ends. It moves small muscles and participates in the formation of the posterior sections of the capsule of the knee joint.

Classification According to the mechanism of formation and the path of development, Tenon's fascia is divided into two types - 4 pairs of muscles of the anterior thigh (quadriceps femoris; adductor magnus; piriformis muscle and femoral gluteal muscle), and one pair of muscles of the posterior thigh (gluteus maximus).

Physiology Tenan's fascia originates from the pelvis behind and from there extends backward and inward on the sides