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The '''adductor canal'''('''Hunter‘s canal''', lat. ''canalis adductorius'') is bounded: | [[Image:Gray550.gif|thumb|Adductor canal]] | ||
The '''adductor canal''' ('''Hunter‘s canal''', lat. ''canalis adductorius'') is bounded: | |||
* in front and laterally by [[vastus medialis]] | * in front and laterally by [[vastus medialis]] | ||
* behind by [[adductor longus]] and [[adductor magnus]] | * behind by [[adductor longus]] and [[adductor magnus]] | ||
Revision as of 23:19, 19 October 2009
The adductor canal (Hunter‘s canal, lat. canalis adductorius) is bounded:
- in front and laterally by vastus medialis
- behind by adductor longus and adductor magnus
- covered in by a strong aponeurosis (lamina vastoadductoria) which extends from vastus medialis, across the femoral vessels to adductor longus and magnus
The canal contains:
- the femoral artery and femoral vein
- the saphenous nerve
See also
References
- Petrovický P., Anatomie s topografií a klinickými aplikacemi
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