hip joint
- point 1.2 cm below middle 2/3rd of inguinal ligament from lateral side
same from medial side
join these as a straight line - this is hip joint area
midpoint of inguinal ligament
halfway b/w pubic tubercle and anterior superior iliac spine (the two attachments of the inguinal ligament)
femoral pulse can be pointed here
femoral artery
- point on mid inguinal ligament
- point on adductor tubercle (just above medial condyle of femur)
join points, upper 2/3rds of this line represents the artery
popliteal artery
- horizontal line on middle of back of thigh at popliteal fossa to represent level of knee joint
- horizontal line on back of knee joint (popliteal fossa area)
- vertical line connecting these 2 in the middle point
- then just go straight down more or less
dorsalis pedis artery
- point midway between the two malleoli on anterior side of leg (lateral & medial)
- proximal end of the first inter-metatarsal space
Join these two points by a line.
femoral vein
- draw femoral artery
- vein can be drawn close to its medial side in the upper part but behind it in most of its course and to its lateral side below
saphenous opening
- mark pubic tubercle
- point 4cm below & lateral to pubic tubercle to represent the center of the opening
Draw a small circle to outline the opening.
long saphenous vein
- point little below the center of the saphenous opening
- mark adductor tubercle
Join the two points by a line to represent the vein.
femoral nerve
- point 1.2 cm lateral to mid-inguinal ligament
- vertical line 2.5 cm long from the above point (small lil thing)
sciatic nerve
- point 2.5 cm lateral to the midpoint of the line joining the posterior superior iliac spine to the ischial tuberosity (basically inguinal ligament type but on posterior side)
- point just medial to the midpoint of a line joining the ischial tuberosity to the apex of the greater trochanter (posterior side)
- Mark upper angle of the popliteal fossa
draw a broad line passing downwards and laterally through these points
tibial nerve
- point on upper limit of popliteal fossa
- point on lower limit of popliteal fossa
- point midway b/w the medial malleolus and the achilles tendon
Join these points by a line.
common peroneal nerve
- point on upper angle of popliteal fossa
- point on head of back of fibula
- mark neck of fibula
Draw a line from first point along the medial side of the tendon of biceps femoris to the second point and curve it downwards and forwards around the neck of fibula.
deep peroneal nerve
- point on the lateral aspect of neck of fibula anteriorly
- point b/w the two malleoli
Draw a line through these points directed downwards and medially
