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Contents of the Medial Fascial
Compartment of the Thigh
Muscles:
Gracilis, adductor longus, adductor brevis,
adductor magnus, and obturator externus
Vessels:
Profunda femoris and Obturator vessels
Nerve:
Obturator nerve
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Medial Fascial Compartment of the Thigh
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Muscles of the Medial Fascial Compartment of the Thigh
Muscle Origin Insertion Nerve Nerv Action
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Gracilis Inferior ramus of Upper part of Obturator L2, 3L2, Adducts thigh at hip
pubis, ramus of shaft of tibia on nerve 3, 4L2, 3, joint; flexes leg at knee
ischium medial surface 4 joint
Adductor Body of pubis, Posterior surface Obturator L2, 3L2, Adducts thigh at hip
longus medial to pubic of shaft of femur nerve 3, 4L2, 3, joint and assists in
tubercle (linea aspera) 4 lateral rotation
Adductor Inferior ramus of Posterior surface Obturator L2, 3L2, Adducts thigh at hip
brevis pubis of shaft of femur nerve 3, 4L2, 3, joint and assists in
(linea aspera) 4 lateral rotation
Adductor Inferior ramus of Posterior surface Adductor L2,3 & 4 Adducts thigh at hip
magnus pubis, ramus of of shaft of femur, portion: joint and assists in
ischium, ischial adductor tubercle obturator lateral rotation;
tuberosity of femur nerve hamstring portion
Hamstring extends thigh at hip join
portion: sciatic
nerve
Obturator Outer surface of Medial surface of Obturator Laterally rotates thigh at
obturator greater trochanter nerve L3, 4 hip joint
externus
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pubic and ischial
rami
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Anterior View Posterior View
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The obturator artery
Is a branch of the internal iliac artery.
On entering the medial fascial compartment of the thigh, it
divides into medial and lateral branches, It gives off
muscular branches and an articular branch to the hip
joint.
Obturator Vein
The obturator vein receives tributaries that correspond to
the branches of the artery. It drains into the internal iliac
vein.
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Obturator Nerve
Nerve of Medial Fascial Compartment of the Thigh
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obturator nerve
The obturator nerve 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.
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•The obturator nerve is formed by the anterior divisions of the second, third
and fourth lumbar nerves.
•It descends through the fibers of the psoas major muscle and emerges
from its medial border
•It then enters the thigh through the obturator canal and splits into
anterior and posterior divisions.
•In rare cases it also gives off a branch to the pectineus muscle. It then
pierces the fascia lata to become the cutaneous branch of the obturator
nerve.
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The adductor hiatus is a
gap in the distal
attachment of adductor
magnus to the femur,
which permits the femoral
vessels to pass from the
adductor canal downward
into the popliteal space.
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