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Here it enters the thigh, through the obturator canal, and divides into an anterior and a posterior branch, which are separated at first by some of the fibers of the obturator externus, and lower down by the adductor brevis. [2] An accessory obturator nerve may be present in approximately 8% to 29% of the general population. [3]
The obturator nerve is the primary nerve supplying this compartment. The obturator artery is the blood supply to the medial thigh. The muscles in the compartment are: gracilis; adductor longus; adductor brevis; adductor magnus; The obturator externus muscle is sometimes considered part of this group, [1] [2] [3] and sometimes excluded. [4]
The external obturator muscle or obturator externus muscle (/ ˌ ɒ b tj ʊəˈr eɪ t ər ɪ k ˈ s t ɜːr n ə s /; OE) is a flat, triangular muscle, which covers the outer surface of the anterior wall of the pelvis. It is sometimes considered part of the medial compartment of thigh, [1] and sometimes considered part of the gluteal region. [2]
Obturator nerve [3] Pectineus: Pectineal line (pubis) Pectineal line: Femoral nerve and sometimes the obturator nerve (L2-L4) Gracilis: Inferior pubic ramus: Pes anserinus on the tibia: Obturator nerve (L2-L3) Obturator externus: Lateral surface of obturator membrane and the ischiopubic ramus: Trochanteric fossa: Posterior branch of obturator ...
Femoral nerve: Medial compartment (inner thigh/groin) Pectineus, [2] External obturator, Gracilis muscle, Adductors (longus, brevis, and magnus) Obturator nerve: Posterior compartment (back of the thigh) 'hamstring portion' of the Adductor magnus, Biceps femoris, Semitendinosus and Semimembranosus: Sciatic nerve
When present it emerges from beneath the distal/inferior border of the adductor longus muscle and descends along the posterior margin of the sartorius muscle to [1] the medial side of [citation needed] the knee where it pierces the deep fascia and communicates with the saphenous nerve. When present, it provides sensory innervation to the skin ...
Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh - labeled as "lateral femoral cutaneous" (pink) Anterior cutaneous branches of the femoral nerve (yellow) Cutaneous branch of the obturator nerve (yellow region, not designated with its own section) Posterior cutaneous nerve of thigh (green)
Some of the nerve blocks that work by affecting the femoral nerve are the femoral nerve block, the fascia iliac block and the 3-in-1 nerve block. Femoral nerve blocks are very effective. [3] During pelvic surgery and abdominal surgery, the femoral nerve must be identified early on to protect it from iatrogenic nerve injury. [4] The femoral ...