Femoral Triangle

Other Names for Femoral Triangle

femoral trigone

Scarpa’s triangle

What is Scarpa

the name of the fascia over the thigh

Superior Border

inguinal ligament

What is the Inguinal Ligament’s Job

to act as a flexor retinaculum; when the hip flexes all the hip flexor muscles push anteriorly, so acting as flexor retinaculum keeps all the hip flexors posteriorly.

does not allow our hip flexors to “bowstring” out

Lateral Border

sartorius

Medial Border

adductor longus

“Roof” — most anterior

fascia

“Base” — most posterior

pectineous

adductor longus

iliopsoas

Structures Within the Triangle

NAVL or NAVY

femoral nerve

femoral artery

femoral vein

lymph node chain

Direction of NAVY/NAVL

from lateral to medial

How does the lymph node chain run

descends vertically along the inguinal canal