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1. Also known as the Hunter's canal.
1. Also known as the Hunter's canal. 2. Formed in the gutter b/w the vastus medialis & adductor longus (superiorly) and vastus medialis & adductor magnus (inferiorly). The sartorius forms its roof.
<br/> 2. Formed in the gutter b/w the vastus medialis & adductor longus (superiorly) and vastus medialis & adductor magnus (inferiorly). The sartorius forms its roof.
<br/>3. Continues from the apex of the femoral triangle.  
<br/>3. Continues from the apex of the femoral triangle. 
<br/>4. Roofed by fascia which contains the subsartorial plexus.  
<br/>4. Roofed by fascia which contains the subsartorial plexus. 
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<br/>5. Contents - femoral artery, vein, saphenous nerve. In the superior part - nerve to the vastus medialis.
<br/>5. Contents - femoral artery, vein, saphenous nerve. In the superior part - nerve to the vastus medialis.
<br/>[[Image:Adductor_canal.png]]
<br/>[[Image:Adductor_canal.png]]
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<br/><b>Image:</b> Häggström, Mikael (2014). <i>Medical gallery of Mikael Häggström 2014.</i> WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). DOI:10.15347/wjm/2014.008. ISSN 2002-4436. [Public domain], [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adductor_canal.png via Wikimedia Commons] [Accessed 20 Apr. 2019].
<br/><b>Image:</b> Häggström, Mikael (2014). <i>Medical gallery of Mikael Häggström 2014.</i> WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). DOI:10.15347/wjm/2014.008. ISSN 2002-4436. [Public domain], [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adductor_canal.png via Wikimedia Commons] [Accessed 20 Apr. 2019].





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SUMMARY

1. Also known as the Hunter's canal. 2. Formed in the gutter b/w the vastus medialis & adductor longus (superiorly) and vastus medialis & adductor magnus (inferiorly). The sartorius forms its roof.
3. Continues from the apex of the femoral triangle.
4. Roofed by fascia which contains the subsartorial plexus.

5. Contents - femoral artery, vein, saphenous nerve. In the superior part - nerve to the vastus medialis.
Adductor canal.png

Image: Häggström, Mikael (2014). Medical gallery of Mikael Häggström 2014. WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). DOI:10.15347/wjm/2014.008. ISSN 2002-4436. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons [Accessed 20 Apr. 2019].


Reference(s)

R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Gray, H., Carter, H.V. and Davidson, G. (2017). Gray’s anatomy. London: Arcturus.