Lower Limb Flashcards
Other names of adductor canal
Hunters canal
Subsartorial canal
Location of adductor canal
Medial of Middle thigh
Termination of adductor canal
At adductor hiatus
Surrounding walls the adductor canal
Laterally vastus medialis
Posteriorly adductor longus and magnus
Roof by sartorius
Contents of adductor canal
Superficial femoral artery
Superficial femoral vein
Saphenous nerve
Short saphenous vein accompanied by which nerve and their relation with malleolus
Sural nerve
They pass posterior to lateral malleolus
Association of long saphenous vein with which nerve and their relation with malleolus
Great SAPHENOUS nerve
They are anterior to medial malleolus
Association of adductor canal compression syndrome with which pathology
Acute limb ischemia
Cause of auctor canal compression syndrome
Pressure on femoral artery bu musculocutaneous band of adductor Magnus at its termination
Main DD of adductor canal compression syndrome and how to differ
Popliteal fossa entrapment
To differentiate:
See if popleteal pulse is present in full extension of knee
Present in adductor compression
Absent in popleteal entrapment
Which muscle divides the greater sciatic foramen
Piriformis
Origin - sacrum
Insertion - posteromedial side of greater trochanter
Action:rotate the hip Externally and turn the leg and foot outward.
Nerve passing below Piriformis muscle
Sciatic nerve
Boundaries of femoral triangle
Medially adductor Longus
Laterally sartorius
Superiorly inguinal ligament
Muscle at risk of injury during sudden sprint without prior warmup
And most common site of avulsion
Biceps femoris
Origin of long head from ischial tuberosity
Innervation of biceps femoris
Short head by Common Peroneal component of sciatic nerve
Long head by tibial nerve
Root of common PERONEAL nerve
L4-S2
Cuteneous supply of common PERONEAL nerve
Anterolateral aspect of lower limb and dorsum of foot
Cutaneous supply of deep peroneal nerve
Dorsum of first web space
Muscle compartments supplied by Common Peroneal nerve
Anterior and lateral compartment of leg
Joints supplied by Common Peroneal nerve
Knee, ankle,foot