Adductor canal
| Adductor canal | |
|---|---|
 The femoral artery. (Canal not labeled, but region visible at center right.) | |
 Cross-section through the middle of the thigh (the right thigh if seen from below) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | canalis adductorius |
| TA98 | A04.7.03.006 |
| TA2 | 2611 |
| FMA | 58781 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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.
Boundary
It courses between the anterior compartment of thigh and the medial compartment of thigh, and has the following boundaries:
- laterally - the Vastus medialis.
- medially - the Adductor longus and the Adductor magnus.
- roof - 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.
Contents
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. Femoral artery with its vein and saphenous nerve go into this canal through superior foramen. Then, saphenous nerve and artery and vein of genus desendens exit through anterior foramen piercing through vastoadductor intermuscular septum. Finally, femoral artery and vein exit via the inferior foramen (usually called hiatus) through gap between m. adductor magnus.[2]
Eponym
The eponym is named for John Hunter.[3][4]
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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 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". Retrieved 2008-01-27.
External links
- Anatomy photo:12:07-0103 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Anterior and Medial Thigh Region: Sartorius Muscle and the Adductor Canal"
- Anatomy photo:12:08-0105 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Anterior and Medial Thigh Region: Structures of the Adductor Canal"
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 627 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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