Child health · UKMLA & AKT
Femoral hernia
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- Femoral canal is the most medial compartment of the femoral sheath, bounded by rigid, unyielding structures (inguinal, pectineal, lacunar ligaments) - this rigidity explains the high strangulation risk
- Hernia passes through femoral ring → down femoral canal → emerges at saphenous opening (fossa ovalis)
- Femoral vein forms the lateral border of the femoral ring - at risk during repair
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