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Femoral Triangle & ContentFemoral Triangle & Content

Adductor Canal & ContentAdductor Canal & Content

Femoral Triangle

Situation

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Femoral Triangle:Femoral Triangle:A) Situation:A) Situation:

Boundaries:Boundaries:

1/3 upper part of anterior aspect of the 1/3 upper part of anterior aspect of the ThighThigh

1.1. Upper Border: Inguinal LigamentUpper Border: Inguinal Ligament

2.2. Medial Border: Adductor Longus m.Medial Border: Adductor Longus m.

3.3. Lateral Border: Sartorius m.Lateral Border: Sartorius m.

4.4. Floor: Adductor Longus, Pectineus, Iliopsoas Floor: Adductor Longus, Pectineus, Iliopsoas mmss..

5.5. Roof: Skin and FasciaRoof: Skin and Fascia

6.6. Apex: Overlap of Sartorius and Adductor Apex: Overlap of Sartorius and Adductor Longus mLongus mss..

Femoral Triangle

Boundaries

Femoral Triangle:Femoral Triangle:C) Contents:C) Contents:

1. Femoral artery1. Femoral artery

2. Femoral vein2. Femoral vein

3. Femoral nerve 3. Femoral nerve

4. Femoral Sheath4. Femoral Sheath

Femoral Sheath & Femoral Sheath & CanalCanal

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Femoral ArteryFemoral Artery

Femoral VeinFemoral Vein

Lumbar Lumbar plexusplexus

Lumbar Lumbar plexusplexus

Nerves of the lumbar plexusNerve Segmet Innervated muscles Cutaneous branches

Iliohypogastric T12-L1 •Transversus abdominis

•Abdominal internal oblique

•Anterior cutaneous ramus •Lateral cutaneous ramus

Ilioinguinal L1 Anterior scrotal nerves in males

• Anterior labial nerves in females

Genitofemoral L1, L2 •Cremaster in males •Femoral ramus

•Genital ramus

Lateral femoral cutaneous

L2, L3   •Lateral femoral cutaneous

Obturator L2-L4

•Obturator externus •Adductor longus •Adductor brevis

•Gracilis •Pectineus

•Adductor magnus

•Cutaneous ramus

Femoral L2-L4

•Iliopsoas •Pectineus •Sartorius

• Quadriceps femoris

•Anterior cutaneous branches• Saphenous

Short, direct muscular branches

T12-L4 •Psoas major

• Quadratus lumborum• Iliacus

Obturator Obturator NerveNerve

Adductor Canal:Adductor Canal:(Subsartorious or Hunter(Subsartorious or Hunter’’s canal)s canal)

A)A) Situation:Situation:

B)B) Boundaries:Boundaries:

1/3 middle part of anteromedial aspect of 1/3 middle part of anteromedial aspect of the Thighthe Thigh

It extents from the apex of the femoral It extents from the apex of the femoral triangle to the opening of adductor triangle to the opening of adductor hiatushiatus

1.1. Posterior: Adductor Longus & Adductor Posterior: Adductor Longus & Adductor Magnus mMagnus mss..

2.2. Anterior: Vastus Medialis m.Anterior: Vastus Medialis m.

3.3. Medial: Sartorious m.Medial: Sartorious m.

Femoral Triangle

Situation

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Adductor Canal:Adductor Canal:(Subsartorious or Hunter(Subsartorious or Hunter’’s canal)s canal)

1. Femoral artery & Descending 1. Femoral artery & Descending Genicular br.Genicular br.

2. Femoral vein2. Femoral vein

3. Saphenous nerve3. Saphenous nerve 4. Obturator nerve 4. Obturator nerve (Post. br.)(Post. br.)

5. Nerve to Vastus medialis5. Nerve to Vastus medialis

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Adductor Canal

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