The medial compartment of thigh is one of the
fascial compartments of the thigh and contains the
hip adductor muscles and the
gracilis muscle.
The
obturator nerve
The obturator nerve in human anatomy arises from the ventral divisions of the second, third, and fourth lumbar nerves in the lumbar plexus; the branch from the third is the largest, while that from the second is often very small.
Structure
The o ...
is the primary nerve supplying this compartment. The
obturator artery is the blood supply to the medial thigh.
The muscles in the compartment are:
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gracilis
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adductor longus
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adductor brevis
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adductor magnus
The
obturator externus muscle is sometimes considered part of this group,
and sometimes excluded.
(Spatially, it is in this location, but functionally, it is more similar to the other
lateral rotator group muscles).
The
pectineus
The pectineus muscle (, from the Latin word ''pecten'', meaning comb) is a flat, quadrangular muscle, situated at the anterior (front) part of the upper and medial (inner) aspect of the thigh. The pectineus muscle is the most anterior adductor ...
is sometimes included in this group,
and sometimes excluded.
It has the same function as the others in this group, but different innervation – namely, the femoral nerve.
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