Adductor Canal
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Adductor Canal
Part 1 Misc. of the Lower Limb
Part 2
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ADDUCTOR CANAL
Also known as Hunterʼs canal or subsartorial canal
An intermuscular cleft situated on the medial aspect of the
middle third of the thigh deep to the sartorius muscle
Begins above at the apex of the femoral triangle and ends
below at the opening in the adductor magnus (adductor
hiatus)
Adductor hiatus – a gap between the adductor and
hamstring attachments of the adductor magnus
In cross section, it is triangular and has three walls:
o Anteromedial wall – formed by sartorius and fascia
o Posterior wall – formed by adductor longus and
magnus
o Lateral wall – formed by vastus medialis
Contents:
o Terminal part of femoral artery
o Femoral vein
o Deep lymph vessels
