Thigh gap

In veterinary anatomy, the thigh gap ( canalis femoralis ) is a groove on the inside of the thigh . It is bounded by the vastus medialis muscle in front and by the pectineus muscle and the adductor magnus muscle behind . Towards the middle, the canal is covered by the thigh fascia . It roughly corresponds to the human adductor canal .

The femoral artery , the femoral vein , the saphenous nerve and lymph vessels run from the lacuna vasorum and the thigh triangle to the hollow of the knee . In horses, the deep inguinal lymph nodes are also located here , in dogs the lymphonodus femoralis . Due to the superficial position of the femoral artery, the pulse is assessed in veterinary medicine in the thigh gap in dogs, cats, sheep, goats and pets .

literature

F.-V. Salomon et al. (Ed.): Anatomy for veterinary medicine . Enke-Verlag Stuttgart, 2nd edition 2008, p. 224. ISBN 978-3-8304-1075-1