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One of the fascial compartments of the thigh
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
is the primary nerve supplying this compartment. The
obturator artery
is the blood supply to the medial thigh.
The muscles in the compartment are:
The
obturator externus muscle
is sometimes considered part of this group,
[1]
[2]
[3]
and sometimes excluded.
[4]
(Spatially, it is in this location, but functionally, it is more similar to the other
lateral rotator group
muscles).
The
pectineus
is sometimes included in this group,
[1]
[3]
and sometimes excluded.
[2]
[4]
It has the same function as the others in this group, but different innervation ? namely, the femoral nerve.
References
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External links
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- medialthigh
at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)