- Femoral triangle: subfascial triangular space on the front of the upper one-third of the thigh, below the inguinal ligament, apex directed downward.
- In the living, it appears as a triangular depression below the inguinal ligament when the thigh is flexed, abducted and laterally rotated.
Boundaries
Boundaries of the femoral triangle
Boundary
Lateral
- Formed by
- Medial border of sartorius
Medial
- Formed by
- Medial border of adductor longus
Base
- Formed by
- Inguinal ligament
Apex
- Formed by
- Meeting point of medial borders of sartorius and adductor longus
Floor (lateral to medial)
- Formed by
- Iliacus, psoas major (tendon), pectineus, adductor longus
Roof
- Formed by
- Fascia lata (with saphenous opening), covered by cribriform fascia, then superficial fascia and skin