The 'adductor canal' ('Subsartorial/Hunter’s canal') is an
aponeurotic tunnel in the middle third of the
thigh, extending from the apex of the
femoral triangle to the opening in the
Adductor magnus, the
Adductor hiatus.
It is bounded, in front and laterally, by the
Vastus medialis; behind by the
Adductor longus and magnus; and is covered in by a strong aponeurosis which extends from the
Vastus medialis, across the femoral vessels to the
Adductor longus and magnus; lying on the aponeurosis is the
Sartorius muscle.
The canal contains the
femoral artery and
femoral vein, the
saphenous nerve, and the
nerve to the Vastus medialis.
External links
★ - "Anterior and Medial Thigh Region: Sartorius Muscle and the Adductor Canal"
★ - "Anterior and Medial Thigh Region: Structures of the Adductor Canal"
Snell anatomy---it also contains deep lymphatic vessels and terminal part of obturator nerve