Obturator canal

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Obturator canal
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Obturator canal, above the obturator membrane
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The relations of the femoral and abdominal inguinal rings, seen from within the abdomen. Right side. (Obturator canal not labeled, but visible at bottom center.)
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Latin canalis obturatorius
TA98 A03.6.01.003
TA2 1849
FMA 25715
Anatomical terminology

The obturator canal is a passageway formed in the obturator foramen by part of the obturator membrane and the pelvis. It connects the pelvis to the thigh.

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Structure

Variations in origin and course of obturator artery. (Obturator canal not labeled, but visible at bottom center of each diagram.) Gray541.png
Variations in origin and course of obturator artery. (Obturator canal not labeled, but visible at bottom center of each diagram.)

The obturator canal is formed between the obturator membrane and the pelvis. [1] The obturator artery, obturator vein, and obturator nerve all travel through the canal.

Clinical significance

An obturator hernia is a type of hernia involving an intrusion into the obturator canal.

The obturator nerve can be compressed in the obturator canal. [2]

The obturator canal may be compressed during pregnancy and major traumatic injuries, causing obturator syndrome. [3]

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References

PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ↑ Federle, Michael P.; Rosado-de-Christenson, Melissa L.; Raman, Siva P.; Carter, Brett W., eds. (2017-01-01), "Female Pelvic Floor" , Imaging Anatomy: Chest, Abdomen, Pelvis (Second Edition), Elsevier, pp. 1050–1077, doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-47781-9.50046-5, ISBN   978-0-323-47781-9 , retrieved 2021-01-30
  2. ↑ Weiss, Lyn; Silver, Julie K.; Lennard, Ted A.; Weiss, Jay M. (2007-01-01), Weiss, Lyn; Silver, Julie K.; Lennard, Ted A.; Weiss, Jay M. (eds.), "Chapter 6 - Nerves" , Easy Injections, Philadelphia: Butterworth-Heinemann, pp. 105–155, doi:10.1016/b978-075067527-7.10006-5, ISBN   978-0-7506-7527-7 , retrieved 2021-01-30
  3. ↑ Garten, Hans (2013-01-01), Garten, Hans (ed.), "M. gracilis" , The Muscle Test Handbook, Churchill Livingstone, pp. 108–109, doi:10.1016/b978-0-7020-3739-9.00051-1, ISBN   978-0-7020-3739-9 , retrieved 2021-01-30


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