Anatomy of Adductor Canal presentation by Dr ela kinra

Adductor canal

1. ADDUCTOR CANAL Dr. Ela kinra Department of Anatomy

2. Also known as Subsartorial canal or Hunter’s canal. Adductor canal is an intermuscular space situated on the medial side of the middle one-third of thigh.

3. EXTENT The canal extends from apex of femoral triangle (above) to the tendinous opening in the adductor magnus muscle. SHAPE: Is triangular in cross section

4. BOUNDARIES ANTE ROLATERAL WALL: Va stus medialis POSTER OMEDIAL WALL / FLOOR: above- adductor longus below - adductor magnus M EDIAL WALL / ROOF: a strong fibrous membrane joining the anter olateral and poster omedial wall. It is over lapped by sartorius .

5. SUBSARTORIAL PLEXUS Nerve plexus is formed on the fibrous roof of the canal under cover of sartorius muscle and so known as sub sartorial plexus. Nerves included: MEDIAL CUTANEOUS NERVE OF THIGH branches SAPHENOUS NERVE OBTURATOR NERVE (anterior division) It supplies the over lying fasacia lata and neighbouring skin

6. CONTENTS Femoral artery and its branches ( muscular and genicular descending branch) Femoral vein Nerves : Saphenous nerve Nerve to the vastus medialis Two division of obturator nerve

7. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE For various surgical procedures femoral canal is exposed through adductor canal. After ligature of femoral artery the collaterals are developed by anastomosis between;  D escending branch of lateral circumflex femoral and descending genecular arteries Fourth perforating artery and muscular branches of popliteal artery

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