Fascia lata >>Deep fascia of thigh ; named from its great extent Lata is a Latin word means broad sheet >> The fascia lata is attached ✓ posteriorly to the sacrum and coccyx. ✓ laterally to the iliac crest; ✓ in front to the inguinal ligament and to the superior ramus of the pubis ✓ medially, to the inferior ramus of the pubis, to the inferior ramus and tuberosity of the ischium, and to the lower border of the sacrotuberous ligament.  >>The fascia lata invests the entire length of