The portion of fascia covering the fossa ovalis in the thigh is perforated by the great saphenous vein and by numerous blood and lymphatic vessels, hence it has been termed the fascia cribrosa (Hesselbach`s or cribriform fascia), the openings for these vessels having been likened to the holes in a sieve. ==Clinical significance== It has been prop....
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Synonym for cribriform fascia ... The part of the superficial fascia of the thigh that covers the saphenous opening. ... Synonym: fascia cribrosa, Hesselbach's fascia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(fash´e-ә krĭ-bro´sә) the superficial fascia of the thigh covering the saphenous opening (fossa ovalis femoris).
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Type: Term Synonyms: cribriform fascia
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