The obturator externus muscle helps to steady the head of the femur in the acetabulum of the pelvis, the curved area where the thigh bone fits (at the hip). The obturator externus muscle also ...

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 ...