Roof Of Femoral Triangle

The superficial fascia contains the superficial inguinal lymph nodes femoral branch of the genitofemoral nerve branches of the ilioinguinal nerve.

Roof of femoral triangle.

While the muscular floor of the femoral triangle is formed from lateral to medial by iliopsoas iliacus muscle and psoas major muscle and pectineus muscle. Posteriorly the base of the femoral triangle is formed by the pectineus iliopsoas and adductor longus muscles. The roof of the femoral triangle consists of skin superficial and deep fascia fascia lata cribiform fascia of the the thigh and subcutaneous tissue. The roof is formed by the skin superficial fascia and deep fascia fascia lata.

The inguinal ligament acts as a flexor retinaculum supporting the contents of the femoral triangle during flexion at the hip. Assessment of pain and swelling in this area can be done by palpation or ultrasound. The superficial fascia overlying the roof includes superficial branches of the femoral artery and accompanying veins upper part of great saphenous vein superficial inguinal lymph nodes femoral branch of the genitofemoral nerve and branches of ilioinguinal nerve. From lateral to medial the contents of the femoral triangle include the femoral nerve femoral artery femoral vein and lymphatics.

Floor and roof anteriorly the roof of the femoral triangle is formed by the fascia lata. The roof of the femoral triangle from superficial to deep is composed of skin subcutaneous tissue superficial fascia and deep fascia known as the fascia lata. Skin superficial fascia with superficial blood vessels and superficial inguinal lymph nodes. Some people consider the femoral triangle to be smaller hence the medial border being at the lateral border of the adductor longus muscle laterally by the medial border of the sartorius muscle.

Anteriorly the roof of the femoral triangle is formed by the fascia lata. Deep fascia fascia lata. The roof of the femoral triangle is formed by the fascia lata and cribriform fascia subcutaneous tissue and skin. Posteriorly the base of the femoral triangle is formed by the pectineus iliopsoas and adductor longus muscles.

The roof of a femoral triangle is created by the fascia lata having saphenous opening.