Skin & body regions
Femoral triangle
Trigonum femorale
- System
- Skin & body regions
- Regions
- Lower limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Anterior region of thigh
DescriptionUnreviewed
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.
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Names
- Latin
- Trigonum femorale
- English
- Femoral triangle
- French
- Triangle de scarpa
- Spanish
- Triángulo de scarpa
- Portuguese
- Triângulo femoral