Hiatus adductorius

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The adductor hiatus (Latin for 'adductor slit', also hiatus tendineus ) represents the distal end of the adductor canal ( canalis adductorius ) through which blood vessels and nerves pass from the front of the thigh towards the hollow of the knee . The adductor hiatus arises from the gap between the attachment points of the adductor magnus muscle .

See also

hiatus

credentials

  • Waldeyer: Human anatomy. 2012, pp. 389 & 394
  • Platzer: Pocket Atlas of Anatomy, pp. 242f & 426f