Adductor magnus
Musculus adductor magnus
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- What it is
- The largest adductor: a huge triangular sheet from the inferior pubic ramus, ischial ramus and ischial tuberosity to the whole length of the linea aspera (adductor part) and the adductor tubercle above the medial femoral condyle (hamstring part).
- Function
- Adducts the hip; its adductor part also flexes and its hamstring part extends the hip.
- Size
- About 30 cm long and up to 15 cm wide.
- Clinical note
- The adductor hiatus in its lower tendon lets the femoral vessels pass to the back of the knee, where they become the popliteal vessels; dual nerve supply (obturator and tibial).