Outline View
Hip Adductors
Acting together, these muscles pull the ilia anteriorly into counternutation [1]p409-424.
Pectineus
Origin: Pectineal line on superior pubic ramus
Insertion: Pectineal (spiral) line on the posterior surface of the femur
Adductor Brevis
Origin: Anterior inferior pubic ramus
Insertion: Proximal third of linea aspera
Adductor Longus
Origin: Anterior pubis
Insertion: Linea aspera of femur
Gracilis
Origin: Pubis
Insertion: Proximal medial surface of tibia
Adductor Maximus (Anterior Head)
Origin: Ischial ramus
Insertion: Entire linea aspera of femur
Note:
The posterior head of the Adductor Maximus is actually a pelvic extensor; therefore, it induces nutation
References:
- Neumann, D., Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System. Foundations for Physical Medicine. 2002: Mosby.