Femoral triangle

Femoral triangle
Femoral triangle
	Femoral triangle showing included blood vessels and nerves
	Right femoral sheath laid open to show its three compartments
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Identifiers
Latin	trigonum femorale
TA98	A01.2.08.008
TA2	319
	Anatomical terminology

The femoral triangle (or Scarpa's triangle) is an anatomical region of the upper third of the thigh. It is a subfascial space which appears as a triangular depression below the inguinal ligament when the thigh is flexed, abducted and laterally rotated.^[1]

^ Moore, Keith L. (13 February 2013). Clinically oriented anatomy (7th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health. ISBN 978-1451119459.

[1] Moore, Keith L. (13 February 2013). Clinically oriented anatomy (7th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health. ISBN 978-1451119459.

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