Gluteal, Thigh, and Popliteal Fossa Flashcards
What are the 3 fascial compartments of the thigh?
Anterior, posterior, and medial compartments.
What are the contents of the anterior compartment of the thigh?
Hip flexors, knee extensors.
What are the contents of the posterior compartment of the thigh?
Hip extensors, knee flexors
What are the contents of the medial compartment of the thigh?
Adductors of the thigh
What innervates the anterior compartment of the thigh?
Femoral nerve, except for TFL which is innervated by the superior gluteal nerve.
What innervates the posterior compartment of the thigh?
Tibial division of sciatic nerve, except the shorthead of biceps femoris which is innervated by the fibular division of sciatic nerve.
What innervates the medial compartment of the thigh?
The obturator nerve, except for hamstring part of adductor magnus, which is innervated by the tibial division of the sciatic nerve.
What is the general blood supply of the anterior compartment of the thigh?
Femoral A
What is the general blood supply of the medial compartment of the thigh?
Obturator A
What is the general blood supply of the posterior compartment of the thigh?
Internal iliac A
What are the borders of the femoral triangle?
Inguinal Ligament, adductor longus, and sartorius
What makes up the lateral floor of the femoral triangle?
Iliopsoas
What makes up the medial floor of the femoral triangle?
Pectineus
What are the contents of the femoral triangle?
Femoral Nerve, Artery, and Vein.
What passes through the greater sciatic foramen?
Piriformis, Sciatic N, posterior femoral cutaneous n, Superior and Inferior gluteal NAV, internal pudendal A and V, and pudendal n.
What passes through the lesser sciatic foramen?
Obturator internus, internal pudendal A and V, and pudendal n.
What structures are impaired in tredelenburg gait?
Impairment of the gluteus medius and minimus muscles cause the opposite hip to sag when walking. Could be due to lesion on superior gluteal n.
What are the contents of the femoral sheath?
Femoral artery, vein, and canal.
Where can you palpate the femoral pulse?
In the femoral triangle, inferior to the midinguinal point.
What are the attachments of the Medial (Tibial) Collateral ligament?
From the medial epicondyle of the femur to the medial condyle and shaft of tibia.
What motion does the MCL restrict?
Prevents abduction of the tibia
What are the attachments of the Lateral (fibular) Collateral ligament?
From the lateral epicondyle of the femur to the head of the fibula.
What motion does the LCL restrict?
Prevents adduction of the tibia
What are the attachments of ACL?
From the medial part of the anterior intercondylar area of the tibia to the posterior part of the medial surface of the lateral condyle of the femur.