The adductor canal

Question 1

What is the adductor canal?

Answer 1

Narrow tunnel in the thigh running through adductor magnus. Serves as a passageway from structures moving between the anterior thigh and posterior leg

Question 2

What are the contents of the adductor canal

Answer 2

Femoral artery–> popliteal artery
Femoral Vein–> popliteal vein
Saphenous nerve
Nerve of the vastus medialis

Question 3

What are the borders of the adductor canal

Answer 3

Anteromedial- Sartorius
Lateral- vastus medialis
Posterior: adductor longus and adductor magnus

Question 4

What is an adductor canal block

Answer 4

Local anaesthetic administered into the saphenous nerve in isolation or in conjunction with the vastus medialis. Provides a sensory block for the distal thigh, femur, knee and lower leg on the medial

Question 5

What is adductor canal compression syndrome

Answer 5

Entrapment of the neurovascular bundle within the adductor canal. It is a rare condition usually caused by hypertrophy of adjacent muscles such as vastus medialis.Common in young males who present with claudication symptoms