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    "@type": "Dataset",
    "name": "M. Tensor Fasciae Latae — surface EMG electrode placement",
    "id": "tensor_fasciae_latae_r",
    "slug": "tensor-fasciae-latae-r",
    "url": {
        "en": "https://emgguide.de/muscle/tensor-fasciae-latae-r",
        "de": "https://emgguide.de/de/muscle/tensor-fasciae-latae-r",
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        "json": "https://emgguide.de/muscle/tensor-fasciae-latae-r.json"
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    "names": {
        "latin": "M. Tensor Fasciae Latae",
        "en": "Tensor Fasciae Latae",
        "de": "Oberschenkelbindenspanner"
    },
    "side": "right",
    "region": {
        "key": "HIP",
        "en": "Hip",
        "de": "Hüfte"
    },
    "placementStandard": "SENIAM (Hermens et al. 2000)",
    "source": {
        "url": "http://seniam.org/tensorfasciaelatae.html",
        "short": "SENIAM (Hermens 2000)",
        "citation": "Hermens HJ, Freriks B, Disselhorst-Klug C, Rau G. Development of recommendations for SEMG sensors and sensor placement procedures. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2000;10(5):361-74."
    },
    "electrode": {
        "position": {
            "en": "Proximal 1/6 on line ASIS-lateral femoral condyle",
            "de": "Proximal 1/6 auf Linie SIAS-lateraler Femurkondylus"
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        "orientation": {
            "en": "Parallel to line ASIS-lateral femoral condyle",
            "de": "Parallel zur Linie SIAS–lateraler Femurkondylus"
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        "sensorRules": "bipolar Ag/AgCl, ≤ 10 mm conductive diameter, 20 mm inter-electrode distance, parallel to fibres, reference electrode on bone (SENIAM)"
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            "en": "ASIS (anterior superior iliac spine)",
            "de": "SIAS (Spina iliaca anterior superior)",
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        "b": {
            "id": "lateral_femoral_condyle",
            "en": "Lateral femoral condyle",
            "de": "Lateraler Femurkondylus",
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        "note": null,
        "coordinates": "model space of the 3D viewer (metres, y up); for orientation only, not body measurements"
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    "anatomy": {
        "function": {
            "en": "Hip flexion, abduction and internal rotation, tensioning of the iliotibial tract, knee stabilization",
            "de": "Flexion, Abduktion und Innenrotation im Hüftgelenk, Spannung des Tractus iliotibialis, Kniestabilisation"
        },
        "origin": {
            "en": "Anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS), iliac crest (anterior section)",
            "de": "Spina iliaca anterior superior (SIAS), Crista iliaca (vorderer Abschnitt)"
        },
        "insertion": {
            "en": "Iliotibial tract -> lateral tibial condyle (Gerdy's tubercle)",
            "de": "Tractus iliotibialis → Condylus lateralis tibiae (Tuberculum Gerdy)"
        },
        "innervation": {
            "en": "Superior gluteal nerve, L4–S1",
            "de": "N. gluteus superior, L4–S1"
        }
    },
    "testMovement": {
        "en": "Hip flexion with abduction and internal rotation against resistance",
        "de": "Hüftflexion mit Abduktion und Innenrotation gegen Widerstand"
    },
    "placementNotes": {
        "source": "Criswell E. Cram's Introduction to Surface Electromyography. 2nd ed. Jones & Bartlett; 2011, p. 357",
        "site": "Tensor Fasciae Latae",
        "placementType": "specific",
        "signalCheck": {
            "de": "Einbeinstand; Abduktion des Beins mit Innenrotation; Gehen.",
            "en": "Standing on one leg; abduction of the leg with internal rotation; walking."
        },
        "crosstalk": null,
        "artifacts": null
    },
    "mvcTest": null,
    "measurability": "surface EMG",
    "license": "Free to cite with attribution to emgguide.de. Electrode placements based on SENIAM (Hermens et al. 2000) and the cited literature; not an official SENIAM product; not a substitute for medical advice.",
    "publisher": {
        "name": "EMG Guide (menios GmbH)",
        "url": "https://emgguide.de/"
    },
    "dateModified": "2026-10-21"
}