Fascial compartments of thigh


The fascial compartments of thigh are the three fascial compartments that divide and contain the thigh muscles. The fascia lata is the strong and deep fascia of the thigh that surrounds the thigh muscles and forms the outer limits of the compartments. Internally the muscle compartments are divided by the lateral and medial intermuscular septa.
The three groups of muscles contained in the compartments have their own nerve supply:

Compartments

CompartmentMusclesNeurovascular structures
Anterior compartment
Sartorius muscle, Quadriceps, Articularis genusFemoral nerve
Medial compartment
Pectineus, External obturator, Gracilis muscle, Adductors Obturator nerve
Posterior compartment
'hamstring portion' of the Adductor magnus, Biceps femoris, Semitendinosus and SemimembranosusSciatic nerve