Adductor Canal
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| English: Adductor canal, Hunter's canal Latin: Canalis adductorius |
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The adductor canal (Hunter‘s canal, lat. canalis adductorius) is bounded:
- in front and laterally by vastus medialis (part of quadriceps femoris)
- behind by adductor longus and adductor magnus
- covered in by a strong aponeurosis (lamina vastoadductoria) which extends from vastus medialis, across the femoral vessels to adductor longus and magnus
The canal contains:
- the femoral artery and femoral vein
- the saphenous nerve
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- PETROVICKY, Pavel, et al. Anatomie s topografií a klinickými aplikacemi : Sv. 1, Pohybové ústrojí. 1. edition. Martin : Osveta, 2001. 463 pp. ISBN 80-8063-046-1.
