and v.Ī connective tissue compartment that contains muscles that dorsiflex the ankle its boundaries are: tibia, fibula, interosseous membrane, anterior intermuscular septumĪnterior compartment of the leg contains the tibialis anterior m., extensor hallucis longus m., extensor digitorum longus m., fibularis tertius m. pass through the adductor hiatus to reach the posterior surface of the knee, where their name changes to popliteal a. its boundaries are: medial - portion of the tendon of adductor magnus that attaches to the adductor tubercle, lateral - insertion of the adductor magnus into the linea aspera, inferior - femurįemoral a. also known as: Hunter's canal, subsartorial canalĪn opening in the tendon of insertion of the adductor magnus m. It begins proximally at the inferior angle of the femoral triangle and ends distally at the adductor hiatusĪdductor canal contains the femoral a.

A musculo-fascial canal that contains the large neurovascular bundle of the anterior thigh its boundaries are: anterior - sartorius m.

Lower leg compartments