The obturator canal is a passageway formed in the obturator foramen by part of the obturator membrane and the pelvis. It connects the pelvis to the thigh.
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Latin | canalis obturatorius |
TA98 | A03.6.01.003 |
TA2 | 1849 |
FMA | 25715 |
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] |
The obturator canal is formed between the obturator membrane and the pelvis.[1] The obturator artery, obturator vein, and obturator nerve all travel through the canal.
An obturator hernia is a type of hernia involving an intrusion into the obturator canal.
The obturator nerve can be compressed in the obturator canal.[2]
The obturator canal may be compressed during pregnancy and major traumatic injuries, causing obturator syndrome.[3]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)