Adductor Hiatus

Description

Illustration of the adductor canal and adductor hiatus

Nomenclature

• Adductor Hiatus
• Hiatus Magnus
• Hiatus of adductor magnus
• Hiatus of the adductor magnus
• Femoral hiatus
• Aperture of the adductor magnus

Description

• It is a hiatus/gap between adductor magnus and the femur
  • Lays at the distal aspect of the adductor canal
• Allows transmission of the femoral vessels from the anterior thigh to the posterior thigh
• Eventually ending up in the Popliteal Fossa

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Clinical Significance

• Saphenous Nerve Block
• Adductor Canal Compression Syndrome
• Distal Femur Fracture
• Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome

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See Also

• Thigh Pain Main
• Physical Exam Hip
• Physical Exam Knee

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