Obturator canal

The obturator canal is a passageway formed in the obturator foramen by part of the obturator membrane. It connects the pelvis to the thigh. The obturator canal is a passageway formed in the obturator foramen by part of the obturator membrane. It connects the pelvis to the thigh. The obturator artery, obturator vein, and obturator nerve all travel through the canal. An obturator hernia is a type of hernia involving an intrusion into the obturator canal. This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)