Femoral triangle / Anatomy / Simplified - Boundaries, Contents and Clinical Anatomy
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FEMORAL TRIANGLE
It is a triangular depression on the front of the upper one third of the thigh below the inguinal ligament. Its apex is directed downward.
Boundaries
Lateral: Medial border of sartorius.
Medial: Medial border of adductor longus.
Base: Inguinal ligament.
Apex: It is formed by the meeting point of the medial borders of adductor longs and sartorius.
Floor: It is muscular. From lateral to medial side it is formed by the following muscles
1. Iliacus.
2. Psoas major (tendon).
3. Pectineus.
4. Adductor longus.
Roof: It is formed by the fascia lata having saphenous opening. The superficial fascia overlying the roof contains superficial branches of the femoral artery and accompanying veins, upper part of great saphenous
vein, superficial inguinal lymph nodes, femoral branch of the genitofemoral nerve, and branches of ilioinguinal nerve.
Contents
1. Femoral artery and its branches.
2. Femoral vein and its tributaries.
3. Femoral nerve.
4. Deep inguinal lymph nodes.
5. Lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh.
In addition to above structures, it also contains:
1. Femoral branch of the genitofemoral nerve.
2. Fibrofatty tissue.
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