AIM To analyse the modified Thomas test and obtain measures of flexibility for the iliopsoas, quadriceps and tensor fascia lata/iliotibial band. METHOD The modified Thomas test was used to determine the range of flexibility of 117 elite athletes in tennis, basketball, rowing, and running. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION The study has provided objective data for a clinical test measuring flexibility ...

Aim—To analyse the modified Thomas test and obtain measures of flexibility for the iliopsoas, quadriceps and tensor fascia lata/iliotibial band. Method—The modified Thomas test was used to determine the range of flexibility of 117 elite athletes in tennis, basketball, rowing, and running. Results and conclusion—The study has provided objective data for a clinical test measuring flexibility of t...

The search for the ideal material to be used in frontalis suspension procedures to correct congenital ptosis has been going on for many years and continues to this day. This makes me believe that perhaps there is no ideal suspensory material other than autogenous fascia lata. To add a little perspective on this problem, I reviewed a publication from 1984 in which, along with my co-editor Leonar...

Background: The tensor fascia lata is a versatile flap with many uses in reconstructive plastic surgery. As a pedicled flap, its reach to the lower abdomen and groinmade it an attractive option for reconstructing soft tissue defects after tumour ablation. We present two cases with challenging anatomical reconstruction after tumour ablation using pedicled TFL flap. A pedicled tensor fascia lata ...

A method of surgical correction of senile entropion of the lower lid with heterogenous fascia lata sling is described with no tissue loss and minimum of surgical trauma.

Degloving injuries to anterior abdominal wall are rare due to the mechanism of injury. Pedicled tensor fascia lata is known to be a versatile flap with ability to reach the lower anterior abdomen. A 34-year-old man who was involved in a road traffic accident presented with degloving injury and defect at the left inguinal region, sigmoid colon injury, and scrotal bruises. At investigation, he wa...