Adductor Canal Flashcards

1
Q

What is the adductor canal?

A

A narrow conical tunnel

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2
Q

Where is the adductor canal located?

A

In the thigh

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3
Q

How long is the adductor canal?

A

15cm

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4
Q

Where does the adductor canal extend?

A

From the apex of the femoral triangle to the adductor hiatus of the adductor magus

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5
Q

What does the adductor canal serve as?

A

A passageway for structures moving between the anterior thigh and posterior leg

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6
Q

What are the borders of the adductor canal?

A

Anterior
Lateral
Posterior

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7
Q

What forms the anterior border of the adductor canal?

A

Sartorius

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8
Q

What forms the lateral border of the adductor canal?

A

Vastus medialis

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9
Q

What forms the posterior border of the adductor canal?

A

Adductor longus and adductor magnus

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10
Q

What marks the apex of the adductor canal?

A

The adductor hiatus

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11
Q

What is the adductor hiatus?

A

A gap between the adductor and hamstring attachments of the adductor magnus

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12
Q

What does the adductor canal contain?

A

The femoral artery, vein and nerve to the vastus medialis, and the saphenous nerve

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13
Q

What is the saphenous nerve?

A

The largest cutaneous branch of the femoral nerve

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14
Q

What happen as the femoral artery and vein exit the canal?

A

They become the popliteal artery and vein

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15
Q

What happens in the adductor canal block?

A

Local anaesthetic is administered in the adductor canal to block the saphenous nerve in isolation, or together with the nerve to the vastus medialis

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16
Q

What is the adductor canal block used to do?

A

Provide sensory anaesthesia for procedures involving the distal thigh and femur, knee and lower leg on the medial side

17
Q

What are the sartorius and femoral artery used as?

A

Anatomical landmarks to locate the saphenous nerve

18
Q

What does adductor canal compression syndrome describe?

A

Entrapment of the neurovascular bundle with the adductor canal

19
Q

How common is adductor canal compression syndrome?

A

Rare

20
Q

What is adductor canal compression syndrome?

A

Hypertrophy of adjacent muscles such as the vastus medialis

21
Q

Who is adductor canal compression syndrome most common in?

A

Young males

22
Q

How may adductor canal compression syndrome present?

A

Claudication symptoms

Neurological symptoms

23
Q

Why does adductor canal compression syndrome present with claudication symptoms?

A

Due to femoral artery occlusion

24
Q

Why does adductor canal compression present with neurological symptoms?

A

Due to entrapment of the saphenous nerve