Lower limb Flashcards
Saphinous vein
superficial, medial/anterior leg/thigh except around the knee where it goes posterior, enters fossa ovalis and joins femoral vein
Iliotibial tract
stabilize knee and hip joint, acted on by gluteus maximus and tensor fascia latae
Anterior compartment of thigh
- Flex hip, extend knee
- Pectineus, Iliopsoas (Iliacus and psoas), Sartorius, Quadriceps Femoris
- Innervation: Femoral and Obturator nerves
- Blood supply: Femoral artery and branches
- openings: subinguinal hiatus, femoral canal, femoral triangle, subsartorial canal
Pectineus
- shared b/w ant and medial compartment
- dual innervation mostly femoral nerve (L2-3), some obturator
- medial circumflex femoral artery, obturator artery
- adduct and flex thigh
Iliopsoas
Anterior compartment of thigh
Iliacus: flex thigh, stabilize hip; iliac branches of iliolumbar artery; femoral nerve (L2-3)
Psoas: lumbar branches of iliolumbar artery; ventral rami of L1-L3; flex thigh and stabilize hip
*Infections can spread down psoas into thigh
Sartorius
- Anterior compartment of thigh
- Abduct, laterally rotate, flex thigh
- femoral nerve (L2-L3)
- Femoral artery
Quadriceps Femoris
Anterior compartment of thigh, 4 muscles:
- Rectus femoris: Lateral circumflex femoral artery, deep femoral artery; extend leg at knee, flex thigh at hip; femoral nerve
- vastus lateralis: Extend leg at knee; lateral circumflex femoral a, deep femoral a; femoral nerve
- vastus intermedius: lateral circumflex femoral a, deep femoral a; extend leg at knee; femoral n
- vastus medialis: extend leg at knee; femoral a, deep femoral a; femoral n
Rectus femoris
Part of quadriceps femoris, ant compartment of thigh
Lateral circumflex femoral artery, deep femoral artery; extend leg at knee, flex thigh at hip; femoral nerve
Vastus lateralis
Part of quadriceps femoris, ant compartment of thigh
Extend leg at knee; lateral circumflex femoral a, deep femoral a; femoral nerve
Vastus intermedius
Part of quadriceps femoris, ant compartment of thigh
lateral circumflex femoral a, deep femoral a; extend leg at knee; femoral n
Vastus medialis
Part of quadriceps femoris, ant compartment of thigh
extend leg at knee; femoral a, deep femoral a; femoral n
Pes Anserinus
-Common insertion point for 3 muscles on medial proximal anterior tibia
-Sartorius (femoral n), Gracilis (obturator n), Semitendinousus (tibial n)
Acronym (via wikipedia)
SGT FOT
Femoral Triangle
Boudries: Superior: Inginal ligament Medial: medial border adductor longus Lateral: Sartorius Roof: Fascia Lata Floor: pectineus, iliopsoas, adductor longus
Contents (Lateral to medial): Femoral nerve, artery vein (a/v within femoral sheath) (also lymphatics altough she didn’t mention it)
Femoral sheath
-formed from transversalis and iliopsoas fascia
-3 compartments:
Lateral-femoral a
intermediate-femoral v
medial-femoral canal (base of which is femoral ring, contains deep inguinal lymph nodes)
Femoral ring
-base of femoral canal within medial compartment of femoral sheath
Borders
-Lateral: vertical septum b/w canal and femoral v
-posterior: pubic bone covered by pecineus muscle/fascia
-Medial: lacuna ligament
-Anteriorly: medial part of inguinal ligament
Subinginal canal
where Femoral n/a/v/canal pass beneath inguinal ligament
Branches of femoral artery
roughly superior to inferior
- superficial circumflex iliac (deep circ iliac looks like its off ext iliac)
- superficial external pudendal
- deep external pudendal
- Profunda femoris (deep femoral) gives lateral femoral circumflex (has ascending, transverse and descending branches), medial circumlex femoral, and perforating branches
- muscular branches (from deep and proper)
- descending genicular artery (articular and spahenous branches)
- superior medial (anastamose with lat circ desc) and lateral genicular arteries (part of petallar anastamosis)
- Name change: popliteal a (in popliteal fossa)
- ant tibial a
- bifurcates: posteior tibial a and fibular a
Cruciate anastamosis
- Anastamosis between ext iliac and femoral, can provide blood to popliteal artery
- Medial circumflex, lateral circumflex, inf gluteal, 1st perforating branch of profunda femoris
The route of blood is through the internal iliac, to the inferior gluteal artery, to a perforating branch of the deep femoral artery, to the lateral circumflex femoral artery, then to its descending branch into the superior lateral genicular artery and thus into the popliteal artery.
Cutaneous innervation of thigh
- femoral n gives anterior cutaneous branches for ant thigh (-saphenous nerve is continuation of femoral n (gives cutaneous innervation below knee, anteriomedial on leg, medial foot))
- Lateral femoral cutaneous n does lateral and some anterior thigh
- posterior: posterior femoral cutaneous n (S1-S3)
Medial compartment of thigh
Muscles: Gracilis, Adductor longus, adductor brevis, addcutor magnus, obturator externus, pectineus
Innervation: obturator and tibial nerves
Openings: adductor hiatus
Blood: obturator aa
Obturator nerve
L2-4
Ant and post divisions
-Anterior: Pectineus, adductor longus, gracilis (superficial)
-Posterior: Adductor brevis, adductor magnus, obturator extuernus
small cutaneous region on distal medial thigh
Adductor Longus
- Medial compartment of thigh
- Medial circumflex femoral a, obturator a
- adducts thigh
- obturator n (anterior division)
Adductor Magnus
- Part of medial and posterior (part of hamstrings) compartments of thigh
- Blood: deep femoral, popliteal, obturator
- Action: adduct and flex thigh (adductor part), extend thigh (hamstring part)
- nerves: obturator (adductor part, L2-L4), tibial (L4, hampstring part)
forms Adductor canal and adductor hiatus
adductor minimus is part of it (I think the hamstring part)
Obturator externus
- medial compartment of thigh
- Laterally rotate thigh, stabilize head of femur in acetabulum
- medial circumflex femoral a, obturator a
- obturator n (L2-L4)
Obturator internus
- Gluteal region
- laterally rotate thigh, abduct flexed thigh
- nerve to obturator internus (L5-S2)
- internal pudendal and superior gluteal a
Adductor Brevis
- medial compartment of thigh
- medial circumflex femoral a, obturator a
- adducts and flexes thigh
- obturator n (L2-L4)
Gracilis
- medial compartment of thigh
- deep femoral a, medial circumflex femoral a
- adduct thigh; felx and medially rotate leg
- obturator nerve L2-L3
Adductor canal
- aponeurotic tunnel in middle third of thigh, adductor magnus is floor (also ad. longus), sartorius roof, laterally bordered by vastus medialias
- Femoral triangle to adductor hiatus
- Contents: Femora a/v, verve to vastus medialis, saphenous nerve
- Only femoral a/v go through adductor hiatus
Gluteal region
- Lateral rotators: piriformis, superior gemellius, obturator internus, inferior gemellius, quadratus femoris
- Extensor: Gluteus maximus
- Abductors: gluteal medius, gluteus minimus, tensor fascia lata
- Innervaion: sacral plexus
- openings: adductor hiatus
- blood: branches of internal iliac
*Lateral rotators: P GO GO Q (piriformis, sup gem, ob in, inf gem, ob ex, quad fem)
Gluteus Maximus
- gluteal region
- superior and inf gluteal aa, first perforating branch of deep femoral a
- extend thigh, assists lateral rotation, stabilize knee
- inf gluteal n (L5-S2)
most fibers insert on iliotibial tract (assists tensor fascia lata)
Gluteus minimus
-gluteal region
-deep branch of sup gluteal a
-abducts thigh, medially rotate thigh (assist minimus stabilize pelvis)
-sup gluteal n (L4-S1)
(deep to gluteus medius)
Gluteus medius
- gluteal region
- deep branch of sup gluteal a
- abduct thigh, medially rotate thigh, keep pelvis level during ambulation (when ipsiliateral hip is wieght bearing)
- sup gluteal n (L4-S1)
*target for IM injections (safe zone=upper lateral quadrant of buttocks->slightly flexed hip palm on trocanter pointer on ASIS, b/w 1st and 2nd finger)
Tensor Fascia Lata
- gluteal region
- superior gluteal arteries, lateral circumflex femoral a
- pull on fascia lata in iliotibial tract (stabilize trunk on thigh, knee); abduct, medially rotate, flex thigh
- superior gluteal n (L4-L5)
Inferior gemellus
- gluteal region
- laterally rotate thigh
- nerve to quadratus femoris (L4-S1)
- inf gluteal a
Quadratus Femoris
- gluteal region
- medial circumflex femoral a
- laterally rotate thigh
- nerve to quadratus femoris (L4-S1)
Superior gemellus
- gluteal region
- laterally rotate thigh
- nerve to obturator internus
- inf gluteal a
Piriformis
- gluteal region/pelvis*
- superior and inf gluteal aa, internal pudendal a
- laterally rotate thigh, abduct flexed thigh
- Nerve to piriformis (ventral rami S1-S2 netters)
- landmark:
- superior edge–>sup gluteal vessels
- inferior–>inferior glugeal a/v, internal pudendal a/v, sciatic nerve, nerve to oburator internus, pudendal n, post fem cutaneous n
Trendelenburg Sign
injury to sup gluteal n, contralateral hip drops during gait