Adductor brevis
Musculus adductor brevis
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- What it is
- Short triangular adductor lying behind pectineus and adductor longus, from the body and inferior ramus of the pubis to the upper third of the linea aspera.
- Function
- Adducts the hip and helps flex it.
- Size
- About 12-15 cm long.
- Clinical note
- The obturator nerve divides around it - the anterior division runs in front of it and the posterior division behind it.