THIGH
THIGH
- FRONT OF THIGH
- Adductor canal
- skin
- superficial fascia
- 2 layers
- superficial fatty layer
- deep membranous layer
- loosely attached to deep fascia
- except near inguinal ligament
- attached along a horizontal line called holdens line
- holdens line
- starts lateral to pubic tubercle
- extends laterally for 8 cm
- prevents leakage of urine during injury to perineum
- continuous with layers of abdominal wall
- cutaneous nerves
- ilioinguinal nerve
- femoral branch of genito femoral nerve
- lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh
- intermediate cutaneous nerve of thigh
- medial cutaneous nerve of thigh
- saphenous nerve
- patellar plexus
- cutaneous arteries
- superficial external pudendal artery
- superficial epigastric artery
- suoerficial circumflex iliac artery
- Great or long sapneous vein
- Superficial Inguinal Lymph Nodes
- subcutaneous bursa
- bursa in relation to patella
- prepatellar bursa
- subcutaneous infrapatellar bursa
- deep bursa
- CLINICAL ANATOMY
- prepatellar bursitis or housemaids knee
- subcutaneous infrapatellar bursitis or clergyman's knee
- deep fascia/fascia lata
- attachments
- superiorly
- anteriorly
- to inguinal ligament
- laterally to
- iliac crest
- posteriorly
- through gluteal fascia
- to sacrum
- medially
- to pubis , pubic arch and ischial tuberosity
- inferiorly
- modifications
- saphenous opening
- intermuscular septum
- Femoral triangle
- MEDIAL SIDE OF THIGH
- ADDUCTOR COMPARTMENT
- muscles
- boundaries
- nerves
- OBTURATOR nerve
- artery
- OBTURATOR ARTERY
- BACK OF THIGH
COMPARTMENTS OF THIGH
| COMPARTMENT | MUSCLES | NEUROVASCULAR STRUCTURE |
|---|---|---|
| Anterior compartment ( (front of the thigh) | Sartorius muscle, Quadriceps (Rectus femoris, Vastus lateralis, Vastus intermedius and Vastus medialis), Articularis genus | Femoral nerve |
| Medial compartment (inner thigh/groin) | Pectineus, External obturator, Gracilis muscle, Adductors (longus, brevis, and minimus) | Obturator nerve |
| Posterior compartment (back of the thigh) | 'hamstring portion' of the Adductor magnus, Biceps femoris, Semitendinosus and Semimembranosus | Sciatic nerve |
FASCIA LATA
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