Lower limb Flashcards
Quadratus femoris insertion
Inter trochanteric line
Quadratus femoris originates from
Ischial tuberosity
Contusion
Bruise. Bleeding from ruptured capillary and infiltration of blood into the muscles, tendons and soft tissue.
Saphenous opening, locations and margins
In the fascia lata, infero lateral to the pubic tubercle
Margins - medial is smooth but the rest form the falciform margin (sharp edge)
Cribriform fascia
Layer of subcutaneous tissue spread over saphenous opening.
Crural fascia
Deep fascia of the leg
Contents of saphenous opening
Great saphenous vein, efferent lymphatics
The great saphenous vein
Anterior to medial malleolus. Posterior to the medial condyle of the femur Anastamose with small saphenous vein Goes into saphenous opening Empties into femoral vein
Anterior thigh muscles
Pectineus
Iliopsaos
Sartorius
Quadriceps femoris
Medial thigh muscles
Obturator nerve
Adductor x 3
Gracilus
Obturator externus - lateral rotator
Hip pointer
Contusion of the iliac crest (anterior)
Charley horse
Cramping of the muscle of the thigh, pain and stiffness
Can be due to ischemia, contusion following damage to blood vessels and hematoma
Patellar tendon reflex
Place hand on top of thigh muscle to feel if it works
Runners knee ( chondromalacia patellae)
Soness and aching around or deep to patella
Quadriceps imbalance
Trauma to the patella
Extreme flexion of the knee
Gracilus transplantation
Muscle in the forearm
Replacement for non functional sphincter
Groin pulls
In quick start activities and stretching; affects flexor and adductor muscles
Femoral triangle
Inguinal ligament
Sartorius - medial border of
Adductor longus - lateral border of
Retroinguinal space
Under inguinal ligament, divided into two compqrtments by illiopsoas fascia.
Lateral - muscular and femoral nerve, medial - vascular ; veins arteries and lymphatics
Contents of the femoral triangle
Lateral to medial.
Nerve, artery, vein, femoral canal, deep inguinal lymph nodes
Adducter canal
Apex of femoral triangle to adductor hiatus,
Anteriorly - Sartorius,
Posterodeially - adductor longus and magnus,
Laterally - Vastus medialis.
Femoral sheath
Passes deep to inguinal ligament, encloses proximal parts of the femoral vessels and creates the femoral canal medial to it. DOES NOT ENCLOSE THE FEMORAL NERVE.
Terminates by becoming part of the tunica adventita.
Lateral compartment - artery, medial compartment - femoral sheath, intermediate compartment - nerve.
Femoral canal
Medial edge of femoral sheath and the femoral vein.
Goes down until the sapehnous opening.
Allows the femoral vein to expand when venous return increases and may contain deep inguinal lymph nodes
Femoral ring
Opening of the femoral sheath proximally
Profunda femoral artery
Lateral and medial circumflex arteries
Perforating arteries - 1 - branches to adductor brevis and magnus, 2 - forms two branches which supply posterior femoral muscles and anastamose with the other two perforating branches of the profunda, gives off NUTRIENT ARTERY, 3 - posterior femoral, may also give rise to nutrient artery.
Greater sciatic foramen.
Divided by the piriformis Muscle.
Above, Superior gluteal VAN,
Below, sciatic, Inferior gluteal VAN, Pudendal VAN ( Internal AN), nerve to obturator internus and gemellus superior, nerve to guadratus femoris and gemellus inferior.
Lesser sciatic foramen.
Obturator internus muscle tendon.
Gap between inguinal ligament.
Femoral branch of genito femoral nerve, Lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh, Femoral VAN, Muscles-iliopsoa, pectineus.
Femoral artery
Continuation of external iliac,
Below the inguinal ligament forms superficial epigastric (goes towards umbilicus) , superficial iliac circumflex (supplies groin integument, superficail fascia and lymph nodes), superficial external pudendal (to gentalia), deep external pudendal.
Sartorius, vastus medialis, adductores
Profunda femoris - at first it lies lateral to the femoral artery. Then it spirals backwards around it to the medial side of the femur where it goes down and perforates the adductor magnus at the fourth space.
Obturator artery
From internall iliac. In 20% not there, replaced by inferior epigastric artery.
Goes through obturator foramen
Anterior branch - obturator externus, pectineus, adductors of the thigh, gracilus.
Posterior branch - muscles attached to ischial tuberosity.
Obturator canal.
Obturator nerves and vessels.
Femoral nerve
L2 - L4. Originates in psoas major, Goes posterolaterally to the midpoint of the inguinal ligament, Enters femoral triangle, Branches to anterioir thigh muscles.
Cutaneous branch to the anteromedial thigh and a branch known as the saphenous nerve goes lateral to femoral sheath, goes through adductor canal, passes superficially between sartorius and gracilus, supplies the anteromedial aspects of the knee, leg and foot.
Obturator nerve.
Same origin as femoral nerve,
Descends along the posterior abdominal wall, passes the pelvic cavity and goes through the obturator canal.
Medial compartment, obturator externus through which it goes through
Except part of adductor magnus from ischium (sciatic) and pectineus (femoral).
Medial side of upper thigh.
Sciatic nerve.
L4 to S3, goes below piriformis,
Become common fibular nerve and tibial nerve.
Adductor magnus originating from ischium, all muscles in the leg and foot.
Skin on the lateral side of the leg.
Adductor magnus - adductor part?
Ischiopubic ramus.
Adductor magnus - hamstring part?
Ischial tuberosity.
Superior Gluteal.
L4 to S1, Innervates gluteus medius, minimus and tensor fascia lata.
Inferior gluteal nerve.
L5 to S2, Gluteus maximus.
Lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh.
L2 and L3. Can go through the inguinal ligament or under it.
Ilio inguinal.
L1, Skin on the medial side of the upper thigh and perineum.
What nerves have their exclusive supply from the plexus?
Quadratus femoris and obturator internus.
Stuff that goes underneath the inguinal ligament.
Remember the nerves, femoral, femoral branch of genito femoral and lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh.
Piriformis.
Sacrum to greater trochanter.
Femoral hernia.
Lymphatic vessels pass through femoral canal.
Osteochondrosis.
Stress and irritation of epiphyseal plates resulting from physical activity and rapid growth.
Hip fracture.
Actually a fracture of the femoral head, neck and trochanters.
Angle of inclination of the femur.
Usually 125 in adult. As you grow older angle decreases.