Femoral triangle
- Located in upper medial aspect of thigh
Boundaries
- Upper (Base) - inguinal ligament
- Lateral - sartorius
- Medial - adductor Longus (medial border)
- Roof - Skin, superficial and deep fascia
- Floor - From medial to lateral adductor longus, pectineus and
iliopsoas
Contents
- From medial to lateral
- Deep inguinal lymph nodes (within femoral sheath)
- Femoral vein (and saphenous vein and it’s tributaries)
- Femoral artery
- Femoral nerve
Femoral sheath
- Anterior wall continuous with the fascia transversalis
- Posterior wall continuous with fascia iliacus
- About 2 cms in length
- Has three compartments
- Medial compartment - deep inguinal lymph node
- Intermediate compartment - femoral vein
- Lateral compartment - femoral artery
Femoral canal
- Medial compartment of femoral sheath is known as femoral canal
Boundaries
- Anterior - inguinal ligament
- Medial - lacunar ligament
- Posterior - superior ramus of pubis and pectineal ligament
- Lateral - femoral vein
- Femoral hernia passes through the femoral canal and comes out of the
saphenous opening
Adductor canal
- Extends from end of femoral triangle to opening of adductor magnus
- Also known as subsartorial canal or Hunter’s canal
Boundaries
- Anterolateral - vastus medialis
- Anteromedial - subsartorial fascia
- Posterior - adductor longus above and adductor magnus below
Contents
- Femoral artery
- Femoral vein
- Saphenous nerve
- Terminal part of obturator nerve
- Lymph vessel
Popliteal fossa
- Lies on the posterior aspect of knee joint
- Diamond shaped
Boundaries
- Superolateral - biceps femoris
- Superomedial - semitendinosus and semimembrinosus
- Inferolateral – lateral head of gastrocnemius and plantaris
- Inferomedial - medial head of gastrocnemius
- Floor (From above downwards)
- Popliteal surface of Femur
- Capsule of knee joint
- Popliteus
- Roof - skin, superficial and deep fascia
Contents
- Popliteal artery and vein
- Small saphenous vein
- Common peroneal nerve
- Tibial nerve
- Popliteal lymph nodes
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