Medial compartment of thigh
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The medial fascial compartment of thigh contains the hip adductors
Adductor muscles of the hip
In human anatomy, the adductor muscles of the hip is a group of muscles of the thigh.-Muscles:The adductor group is made up of:*Adductor brevis*Adductor longus*Adductor magnus*Adductor minimus This is often considered to be a part of adductor magnus....

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The obturator nerve
Obturator nerve
The obturator nerve in human anatomy arises from the ventral divisions of the second, third, and fourth lumbar nerves; the branch from the third is the largest, while that from the second is often very small.-Path:...

 is the primary nerve supplying this compartment.

The muscles in the compartment are:
  • gracilis
    Gracilis muscle
    The gracilis is the most superficial muscle on the medial side of the thigh. It is thin and flattened, broad above, narrow and tapering below.-Origin and insertion:...

  • adductors
    • adductor longus
      Adductor longus muscle
      In the human body, the adductor longus is a skeletal muscle located in the thigh. One of the adductor muscles of the hip, its main function is to adduct the thigh and it is innervated by the obturator nerve...

    • adductor brevis
      Adductor brevis muscle
      The adductor brevis is a muscle in the thigh situated immediately behind the pectineus and adductor longus.-Origin and insertion:It is somewhat triangular in form, and arises by a narrow origin from the outer surfaces of the superior and inferior rami of the pubis, between the gracilis and...

    • adductor magnus
      Adductor magnus muscle
      The adductor magnus is a large triangular muscle, situated on the medial side of the thigh.It consists of two parts. The portion which arises from the ischiopubic ramus is called the "adductor portion", and the portion arising from the tuberosity of the ischium is called the "hamstring portion"...



The obturator externus muscle
Obturator externus muscle
The obturator externus muscle is a flat, triangular muscle, which covers the outer surface of the anterior wall of the pelvis.It is sometimes considered part of the medial compartment of thigh, and sometimes considered part of the gluteal region....

 is sometimes considered part of this group, and sometimes excluded. (Spatially, it is it in this location, but functionally, it is more similar to the other lateral rotator group
Lateral rotator group
The Lateral rotator group are a group of muscles of the hip which all externally rotate the femur in the hip joint. It consists of the following muscles: * piriformis* gemellus superior* obturator internus* gemellus inferior* obturator externus...

 muscles).

The pectineus
Pectineus muscle
The pectineus muscle is a flat, quadrangular muscle, situated at the anterior part of the upper and medial aspect of the thigh....

is sometimes included in this group, and sometimes excluded. (It has the same function as the others in this group, but different innervation.)
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