adductor canal; subsartorial canal; Hunter's canal

Introduction

Space in the middle 3rd of the thigh between the vastus medialis & adductor muscles, beneath the sartorius muscle, ending at the adductor hiatus. The femoral vessels, saphenous nerve & nerve to the vastus medialis pass through the canal.

More general terms

• anatomic canal

Component of

• lower extremity; lower limb; leg