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What is the deep fascia of the thigh?

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Fascia lata

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What is the deep fascia of the leg?

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Crural fascia

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What vein runs on the posterior side?

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Small saphenous vein

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What is the course of the great saphenous vein?

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Exits saphenous opening in proximal thigh, courses posteriorly and then back anteriorly at knee where it stays medially

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What is the major nerve of the posterior leg?

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Sural nerve

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What veins “fail first” in causing vericose veins?

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Perforating veins

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What is the IT band?

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A thickening of the fascia lata

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What is the ridge of the posterior femur called?

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Linea aspera

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What are the compartments of the thigh?

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Anterior (largest)
Medial
Posterior

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What is compartment syndrome?

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Build up of fluid/pressure in one of the compartments of the leg because fascia separates each compartment.

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What are the muscles of the anterior thigh?

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Psoas major
Iliacus (^ together iliopsoas)

Quadriceps femoris:
Rectus femoris
Vastus medialis
Vastus lateralis
Vastus intermedius
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What is the main nerve of the anterior thigh?

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Femoral nerve (except the psoas major)

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What are the attachments of psoas major?

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T12 - L5

to lesser trochanter with iliacus

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What are the attachments

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Inside of pelvis (iliacus fossa) to lesser trochanter w/ psoas major

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What does the iliopsoas do?

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Flexes the hip! Directly anterior to hip and thus are the strongest flexors

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What is the innervation of the psoas major?

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??

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What 3 muscles do NOT cross the hip joint?

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Vastus lateralis
Vastus medius
Vastus intermedius

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What is the only muscle that acts on/crosses the hip joint of the quadriceps femoris?

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Rectus femoris

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What are the connections of the patellar tendon/ligament?

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Patella to tibial tuberosity

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Ligaments attach ____ to ____.

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bone to bone

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What major muscle attaches to the top of the patella?

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Rectus femoris

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What is the long ribbon-like muscle that crosses the anterior thigh to attach posteriorly to the tibia (“pes anserinus”)?

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Sartorius

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What does the sartorius do?

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Knee flexion
External hip rotation
Hip abduction

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What muscles form the pes anserinus? Where does it attach?

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Medial aspect of the tibia

Gracilis (medial c.)
Semitendinosus (posterior c.)
Sartorius (anterior c.)

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What is the cutaneous innervation of the medial leg and foot?
Saphenous nerve
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What cutaneous innervation does the femoral nerve supply?
Anterior and Medial thigh
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The femoral nerve travels ____ to the inguinal ligament.
Deep
28
What are the spinal cord segments of the femoral nerve?
L2-L4
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What spinal cord levels does the patella tendon reflex test?
L3, L4
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What spinal cord levels involve hip flexion?
L2, L3
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What spinal cord levels involve knee extension?
L3, L4
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What are the medial compartment muscles of the thigh?
Pectineus Adductor longus Adductor brevis (deep) Gracilis ``` Adductor magnus (adductor and hamstring portions) Obturator externus ```
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Where do the muscles of medial thigh compartment originate?
Pubic bone (except...)
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What do the medial compartment muscles do?
Adduct the hip | pectineus and adductor longus, and adductor brevis also have minor flexion
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What is the only medial thigh compartment muscle to NOT attach to the femur?
Gracilis! It's part of the pes anserinus
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What is the space of the addcutor magnus between the vertical fibers of hamstring portion and oblique adductor fibers?
Adductor hiatus
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What does the hamstring portion of the adductor magnus do in addition to adduction?
Hip extension
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What is the innervation of the innervation of the adductor magnus?
Adductor portion: obturator nerve | Hamstring portion: tibial nerve
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What is the innervation of the pectineus muscle?
Femoral nerve AND | Obturator nerve
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What are attachments of the obturator externus?
Obturator foramen | Greater trochanter
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What is the action of the obturator externus?
External rotation
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What is the course of the obturator nerve?
Enters LE by passing through obturator canal Descends on either side of the adductor brevis (i.e. pretty deep)
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What is the cutaneous innervation of the obturator nerve?
Medial aspect of thigh
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What are the muscles of the posterior thigh compartment?
Semimembranosus Semitendinosus Biceps femoris long head Biceps femoris short head
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What are the attachemnts of the hamstring muscles?
Ischial tuberosity | to tibia
46
What nerves does the sciatic nerve branch into at the knee?
Tibial and common fibular (peroneal) nerve
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What are the spinal cord origins of the sciatic nerve?
L4-S3
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What muscles does the tibial division of the sciatic nerve innervate?
Semimembranosus Semitendinosus Biceps femoris long head
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What muscles does the common fibular (peroneal) nerve innervate?
Biceps femoris short head
50
What provides cutaneous sensation to the posterior nerve?
Posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh
51
The sciatic nerve goes _____ to the long head of the biceps femoris. ______ to the long head is the ________ nerve.
Deep Superficial Posterior cutaneous nerve
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What forms the femoral triangle?
``` Inguinal ligament Medial: adductor longus Lateral: sartorius Floor: iliopsoas and pectineus Roof: fascia/skin ```
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What are the contents of the femoral triangle?
NAVEL (lateral to medial) ``` Nerve Artery Vein Empty space Lymphatics ```
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What is the only thing NOT in the femoral sheath as it passes through the femoral triangle?
The nerve
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What is the femoral ring?
Proximal *potential* opening to the femoral canal if the femoral septum is no longer closed.
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What is the clinical correlation of the femoral ring?
A femoral hernia can form (i.e. intestine pouches out the thigh). More common in women due to their wider pelvis.
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What are the branches of the deep femoral artery?
Lateral circumflex femoral a. Medial circumflex femoral a. Perforating arteries (4)
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What is the "superficial femoral artery"?
Continuation of the femoral artery after it gives off the deep branch.
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What are the branches of the lateral circumflex femoral artery?
Ascending -> retinacular branches that feed the head of the femur Transverse (cruciate anastomosis) Descending (genicular anastomosis)
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Where does the medial circumflex femoral artery travel?
Between the iliopsoas and the pectineus Winds around posteriorly
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What are the branches of medial circumflex femoral artery?
Ascending branch -> retinacular branch ***major bloody supply to the femoral head*** Transverse branch (cruciate anastomosis)
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What provides the major blood supply to the femur head?
Ascending branch of the medial circumflex femoral artery
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What do the perforating
Provides blood to all compartments of thigh, esp posterior
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The ____ perforating artery contributes to the cruciate anastomosis and the ____ perforating artery forms an anastomosis with the popliteal artery.
1st, 4th
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What forms the cruciate anastomosis?
Inferior gluteal artery (i) Medial circumflex fem a. (e) Lateral circumflex fem a. (e) First perforating artery (e) Provides communication between internal and external iliac arteries
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What is the adductor canal?
Space from the apex of the femoral triangle to adductor hiatus.
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What travels through the adductor canal?
Femoral artery and vein Saphenous nerve Nerve to the vastus medialis
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What passes through the adductor magnus (adductor hiatus opening) to reach the popliteal fossa?
Femoral artery and vein
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What makes a direct anterior approach to the hip unique?
Between an intermuscular plane and internervous plane Scalpel goes between sartorius and TFL
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What nerves/vessels are at risk in a THA?
Lateral cutaneous nerve | Ascending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery
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What does the obturator artery do/supply?
Branches into anterior and posterior branch (-> acetabular artery to artery of the head of femur).

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