Hunters Canal

 

                                                                             John Hunter 

                                                         Father Of Modern Scientific Surgery

 

 

John Hunter  = Hunters Canal 

 

Boundaries

• Anterior & Lateral: Vastus medialis

• Posterior: Adductor longus (upper part) and adductor magnus (lower part)

• Medial / Roof: Sartorius muscle, reinforced by a fibrous subsartorial fascia

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Contents

Hunter’s canal encloses important neurovascular structures:

• Femoral artery

• Femoral vein

• Saphenous nerve (sensory branch of femoral nerve)

• Nerve to vastus medialis

 

 

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