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saphenous opening (hiatus saphenous, fossa ovalis)

The opening in the fascia lata inferior to the medial part of the inguinal ligament approximately 4cm inferolateral to the pubic tubercle through which the saphenous vein passes to enter the femoral vein.

Related

cribriform fascia (Hasselbach fascia) falciform margin

General

anatomic region

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.

Component-of

thigh

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