Thoracolumbar fascia

Preferred Label : Thoracolumbar fascia;

FMA definition : Investing fascia, each instance of which is fascia of back that attaches medially to some spinous processes of vertebral column for its entire length and blends laterally with aponeurosis of some transversus abdominis muscle; inferiorly it attaches to some iliac crest and sacrum.;

Synonyme FMA : Lumbodorsal fascia; Lumbar fascia; Investing fascia of back;

Details

Origin ID

25072;

UMLS CUI

C0225206;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire thoracolumbar fascia (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of thoracolumbar fascia (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- back muscles [MeSH Descriptor]
- lumbar fascia [MeSH concept]
- lumbodorsal fascia [Radlex concept]
- thoracolumbar fascia [SNOMED Notion]
Constitutional part of
- Back of body proper [FMA entity]
Regional part
- Anterior layer of thoracolumbar fascia [FMA entity]
- Middle layer of thoracolumbar fascia [FMA entity]
- Posterior layer of thoracolumbar fascia [FMA entity]
Semantic type(s)
- Tissue [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Structure of thoracolumbar fascia (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- lumbar fascia [MeSH concept]
- thoracolumbar fascia [SNOMED Notion]

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