Adductor hiatus
The aperture in the aponeurotic insertion of the adductor magnus that transmits the femoral artery and vein from the adductor canal to the popliteal space.
Synonym: hiatus tendineus, hiatus adductorius, femoral opening, tendinous opening.
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