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quadratus lumborum fascia
A dense membraneous layer, continuous laterally with the anterior layer of the thoracolumbar fascia. Thickened superiorly to form the lateral arcuate ligaments & supports inferiorly by the iliolumbar ligaments.
Attachment: anterior surfaces of the transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae, the iliac crest, the 12th rib & also continuous with the transversalis fascia.
Related
diaphragm muscle
psoas fascia
General
fascia (superficial/deep)
References
Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore &
AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia,
PA 1999.
Component-of
abdominal wall