Femoral triangle and Femoral Sheath

Femoral Sheath

A downward protrusion into the thigh of the fascial envelope lining the abdominal walls.

Femoral Sheath

Femoral Sheath

The femoral sheath surrounds the femoral vessels and lymphatics for about 1 in.(2.5 cm) between the inguinal ligament

Walls of the Femoral SheathAnterior Wall:Continuous with the Fascia Transveralis

Posterior Wall:Continuous with Fascia Iliaca

Walls of the Femoral Sheath

Compartments of Femoral Sheath Lateral Compartment Occupied by the Femoral artery

Intermediate Compartment Occupied by the Femoral Vein

Medial Compartment Occupied by the Femoral Canal

Compartments of Femoral Sheath

Femoral Canal

A small medial compartment for the lymph vessels

About 0.5 in (1.3 cm) long Upper opening called the Femoral Ring Contains : Fatty connective tissue All efferent lymph vessels from the

deep inguinal lymph One of deep inguinal lymph nodes

Femoral Canal

Femoral Sheath and Femoral Canal

Femoral Hernia

It is the sticking out of the part of the intestine through a weakening in he abdominal wall near the thigh

Alternative names: Femorocele Enteromerocele Crural Hernia

Femoral Hernia

Protrusion of peritoneum forces down the femoral canal pushing the femoral septum before it

Expands to form a swelling in the upper part of the thigh deep to the deep fascia

More common in women than the men because of the wider pelvis and femoral canal

Femoral Hernia

Protrusion of peritoneum forces down the femoral canal pushing the femoral septum before it

Expands to form a swelling in the upper part of the thigh deep to the deep fascia

More common in women than the men because of the wider pelvis and femoral canal

Fenoral Hernia

Femoral Triangle

Triangular depressed area Situated in the upper part of the

medial aspect of the thigh below the inguinal ligament

Femoral Triangle

Boundaries of Femoral Triangle Superiorly Inguinal Ligament Laterally Sartorius muscle Medially Adductor Longus muscle

Floor of the Femoral Triangle Formed from lateral to medial by the

iliopsoas, the pectineus and the adductor longus

Roof of the Femoral Triangle Formed by the skin and fascia of the

thigh

Contents of Femoral Triangle The terminal part of femoral nerve

and its branches The femoral sheath The femoral artery and its branches The femoral vein and its tributaries The deep inguinal lymph nodes