Gracilis
Musculus gracilis
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- What it is
- Long, slender strap along the inner thigh, from the body and inferior ramus of the pubis to the upper medial surface of the tibia (pes anserinus), between the insertions of sartorius and semitendinosus.
- Function
- Adducts the hip, flexes the knee and medially rotates the flexed leg.
- Size
- About 40-45 cm long, 3-4 cm wide at the top.
- Clinical note
- Largely expendable, so it is a favourite free muscle flap in reconstructive surgery and its tendon a graft for ligament reconstruction.