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. 2014 Feb 28;26(2):203–208. doi: 10.1589/jpts.26.203

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Fig. 2. — Small branches of the obturator nerve in the hip and knee joint (a, b) The anteromedial aspect of the left hip joint. (c) The anteromedial aspect of the proximal left thigh. (d) The medial aspect of the distal left thigh (around the adductor canal). (e) The medial aspect of the left knee joint. 1: obturator foramen. 2: anterior branch of the obturator nerve. 3: posterior branch of the obturator nerve. 4: adductor longus. 5: gracilis. In the other cadaver, a small branch (arrow) originated from the posterior branch of the obturator nerve. It entered in the anteromedial aspect of the pubofemoral ligament (a). The enlarged section is shown in (b). A branch (arrow) of the posterior branch of the obturator nerve ran down along the adductor longus (c), converging with the saphena nerve (arrow in e). The small branch (arrow) entered the knee joint from the medial aspect of the patella (e).