Adductor canal presented by HANNA

ADDUCTOR CANAL,ANATOMY

1. ANATOMY SEMINAR PRESENTED BY HANNA NAS 1 ST YEAR BHMS ROLL NO=27

2. ADDUCTOR CANAL

3. INTRODUCTION EXTENTION AND SHAPE BOUNDARIES CONTENTS DEMONSTRATION CLINICAL ANATOMY FACTS TO REMEMBER THE END CONTENTS

4. INTRODUCTION Adductor canal is also known as Subsartorial canal or Hunter’s canal. It’s a intermuscular space situated below the sartorius muscle in the middle 1/3 rd of the thigh. It’s an aponeurotic tunnel The eponym ‘Hunter’s Canal’ is name for John Hunter (1729-92) John Hunter was an anatomist and surgeon at London. Hunter’s operation for the treatment of Popliteal Aneurysm by ligating the femoral artery in the adductor canal is a landmark in the history of vascular surgery.

5. The canal extends from the apex of the Femoral Triangle to the opening in the Adductor Magnus .The Adductor Hiatus. EXTENSION AND SHAPE The canal is triangular on cross- section or Troug shaped intermuscular tunnel.

6. BOUNDARIES

7. BOUNDARIES OF ADDUCTOR CANAL

8. BOUNDARIES OF ADDUCTOR CANAL

9. BOUNDARIES OF ADDUCTOR CANAL

10. BOUNDARIES OF ADDUCTOR CANAL

11. CONTENTS

12. DEMONSTRATION (VIDEO)

13. CLINICAL ANATOMY ADDUCTOR CANAL COMPRESSION SYNDROME Entrapment of Neurovascular bundle within adductor canal. Rare condition. Occurs as a result of Hypertrophy of adjacent muscles ,commonly vastus medialis . Most commonly in young males. Clinically patient may present with : Intermittent claudication symptoms(pain on walking) More common. Due occlution of femoral artery. Neurological symptoms : Pain , Numbness. Due to entrapment of saphaneous nerve.

14. BIBLIOGRAPHY CLINICAL ANATOMY BY VISHRAM SINGH. WIKIPEDIA WWW.ANVITA.INFO/WIKI/ADDUCTOR_CANAL HTTP://WWW.THEFUNKYPROFESSOR.COM(VIDEO) TEACHMEANATOMY.INFO

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