Adductor canal
| Adductor canal | |
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| The femoral artery. (Canal not labeled, but region visible at center right.) | |
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| Cross-section through the middle of the thigh (the right thigh if seen from below) | |
| Latin | canalis adductorius |
| Gray's | subject #157 627 |
The adductor canal (Subsartorial/Hunter’s canal) is an aponeurotic tunnel in the middle third of the thigh, extending from the apex of the femoral triangle to the opening in the Adductor magnus, the Adductor hiatus.
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[edit] Boundary
It courses between the anterior compartment of thigh and the medial compartment of thigh, and has the following boundaries:
- anteriorly and laterally - the Vastus medialis.
- posteriorly - the Adductor longus and the Adductor magnus.
- roof and medially- the sartorius.
It is covered in by a strong aponeurosis which extends from the Vastus medialis, across the femoral vessels to the Adductor longus and magnus.
- Lying on the aponeurosis is the Sartorius (Tailor's) muscle.
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The canal contains the femoral artery, femoral vein, and branches of the femoral nerve (specifically, the saphenous nerve, and the nerve to the Vastus medialis).[1] It consists of three foramina: superior, anterior and inferior. The femoral artery with its vein and the saphenous nerve enter this canal through the superior foramen. Then, the saphenous nerve and artery and vein of genus descendens exit through the anterior foramen, piercing the vastoadductor intermuscular septum. Finally, the femoral artery and vein exit via the inferior foramen (usually called the hiatus) through the inferior space between the oblique and medial heads of adductor magnus.[2]
[edit] Eponym
The eponym is named for John Hunter.[3][4]
[edit] References
- ^ Sauerland, Eberhardt K.; Patrick W., PhD. Tank; Tank, Patrick W. (2005). Grant's dissector. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 128. ISBN 0-7817-5484-4.
- ^ А.В. Николаев. (2007). Топографическая анатомия и оперативная хирургия.. Москва: ГЭОТАР-Медиа. pp. 174–176. ISBN 978-5-9704-1207-7.
- ^ synd/105 at Who Named It?
- ^ "CHAPTER 15: THE THIGH AND KNEE". http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/part_3/chapter_15.html#chpt_15_adductor_canal. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
[edit] External links
- SUNY Labs 12:07-0103 - "Anterior and Medial Thigh Region: Sartorius Muscle and the Adductor Canal"
- SUNY Labs 12:08-0105 - "Anterior and Medial Thigh Region: Structures of the Adductor Canal"
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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