The obturator externus muscle covers the outer surface of the pelvis. The muscle is flat and fan-shaped. It lies deep in the medial compartment of the thigh (the inner thigh) and is only visible when ...

The obturator nerve is a large, multibranched nerve that travels through your pelvis to your inner thigh. This nerve helps you feel sensations like temperature and pain in your lower limbs. It also ...

Figure 1: (A) Axial and (B) coronal views from computed tomography scans of an 89-year-old woman with obturator hernia, showing a fluid-filled segment of the small intestine (asterisk) that entered ...

An 89-year-old woman presented with a three-day history of diffuse abdominal pain and vomiting. She also reported pain in the medial region of her right thigh, which was exacerbated by adduction. She ...