Mnemonics – Lower Limb
Femoral triangle: contents
NAVY:
· In order from lateral to medial:
Nerve
Artery
Vein
Y of the groin
· Alternatively: Y = Y-fronts [male underwear].
Femoral triangle: boundaries
"Femoral triangle is shaped like a SAIL":
Sartorius
Aductor longus
Inguinal Ligament
Inversion vs. eversion muscles in leg
Second letter rule for inversion/eversion:
· Eversion muscles:
pErineus longus
pErineus brevis
pErineus terius
· Inversion muscles:
tIbialis anterior
tIbialis posterior
Fibula vs. tibia, based on size in the x-ray
People talk of telling just a "little white lie", or a "little white fib":
Therefore, the fibula is the littler white bone on the x-ray.
· Alternatively: TIBia is the Thicker Inner Bone.
· Alternatively: "Little lat FIB, big fat TIB".
Hip: lateral rotators
"Play Golf Or Go On Quaaludes":
· From top to bottom:
Piriformis
Gemellus superior
Obturator internus
Gemellus inferior
Obturator externus
Quadratus femoris
· Alternatively: "P-GO-GO-Q".
Tarsal bones of ankle
"Tiger Cubs Need MILC":
, Superior, then clockwise on right foot:
Talus
Calcaneus
Navicular
Medial cuneiform
Intermediate cuneiform
Lateral cuneiform
Cuboid
Thigh: lateral rotators
"Pretty Girls Often Get Off Quickly":
Piriformis
Gemellus superior
Obturator internus
Gemellus inferior
Obturator externus
Quadradus femorus
Adductor magnus innervation
"AM SO!":
Adductor Magnus innervated by Sciatic and Obturator.
Femoral hernia: epidemiology
FEMoral hernias are more common in FEMales.
Lumbar plexus
"I, I Get Laid On Fridays":
Iliohypogastric [L1]
Ilioinguinal [L1]
Genitofemoral [L1, L2]
Lateral femoral cutaneous [L2, L3]
Obtruator [L2, L3, L4]
Femoral [L2, L3, L4]
· Alternatively: "I twice Get Laid On Fridays".
· Alternatively: "Interested In Getting Laid On Fridays?"
Buttock quadrant safest for needle insertion
"Shut up and butt out":
The Upper Outer quadrant of the Buttock safely avoids hitting
sciatic nerve.
Femoral triangle: arrangement of contents
NAVEL:
· From lateral hip towards medial navel:
Nerve (directly behind sheath)
Femoral triangle: contents
NAVY:
· In order from lateral to medial:
Nerve
Artery
Vein
Y of the groin
· Alternatively: Y = Y-fronts [male underwear].
Femoral triangle: boundaries
"Femoral triangle is shaped like a SAIL":
Sartorius
Aductor longus
Inguinal Ligament
Inversion vs. eversion muscles in leg
Second letter rule for inversion/eversion:
· Eversion muscles:
pErineus longus
pErineus brevis
pErineus terius
· Inversion muscles:
tIbialis anterior
tIbialis posterior
Fibula vs. tibia, based on size in the x-ray
People talk of telling just a "little white lie", or a "little white fib":
Therefore, the fibula is the littler white bone on the x-ray.
· Alternatively: TIBia is the Thicker Inner Bone.
· Alternatively: "Little lat FIB, big fat TIB".
Hip: lateral rotators
"Play Golf Or Go On Quaaludes":
· From top to bottom:
Piriformis
Gemellus superior
Obturator internus
Gemellus inferior
Obturator externus
Quadratus femoris
· Alternatively: "P-GO-GO-Q".
Tarsal bones of ankle
"Tiger Cubs Need MILC":
, Superior, then clockwise on right foot:
Talus
Calcaneus
Navicular
Medial cuneiform
Intermediate cuneiform
Lateral cuneiform
Cuboid
Thigh: lateral rotators
"Pretty Girls Often Get Off Quickly":
Piriformis
Gemellus superior
Obturator internus
Gemellus inferior
Obturator externus
Quadradus femorus
Adductor magnus innervation
"AM SO!":
Adductor Magnus innervated by Sciatic and Obturator.
Femoral hernia: epidemiology
FEMoral hernias are more common in FEMales.
Lumbar plexus
"I, I Get Laid On Fridays":
Iliohypogastric [L1]
Ilioinguinal [L1]
Genitofemoral [L1, L2]
Lateral femoral cutaneous [L2, L3]
Obtruator [L2, L3, L4]
Femoral [L2, L3, L4]
· Alternatively: "I twice Get Laid On Fridays".
· Alternatively: "Interested In Getting Laid On Fridays?"
Buttock quadrant safest for needle insertion
"Shut up and butt out":
The Upper Outer quadrant of the Buttock safely avoids hitting
sciatic nerve.
Femoral triangle: arrangement of contents
NAVEL:
· From lateral hip towards medial navel:
Nerve (directly behind sheath)
