ad·duc·tor mag·nus mus·cle

(ă-dŭk'tŏr mag'nŭs mŭs'ĕl)

Origin, ischial tuberosity and ischiopubic ramus; insertion, linea aspera and adductor tubercle of femur; action, adducts and extends thigh; nerve supply, obturator and sciatic.
Synonym(s): musculus adductor magnus [TA] , great adductor muscle.

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1 = Pectineus muscle, 2 = PMB belongs to femoral nerve, 3 = Gracilis muscle, 4 = GMB, 5 = Adductor longus muscle, 6 = ALMB, 7 = Adductor brevis muscle, 8 = ABMB, 9 = Adductor magnus muscle, 10 = AMMB.

The body surface landmarks A = Greater trochanter of femur; B = lateral femoral epicondyle; C = pubic tubercle; P1~P5 are the projection points of NEPs of pectineus, gracilis, adductor longus, adductor brevis and adductor magnus muscle, respectively.

Localizacion de los Puntos de Entrada del Nervio de los Musculos Aductores del Muslo Mediante Tomografia Computarizada Espiral: Una Nueva Guia Anatomica para la Neurolosis Quimica en el Tratamiento de la Espasticidad Muscular

Then it passes anterior to the adductor magnus muscle, dividing into branches to adductor magnus and occasionally the adductor brevis.

The fascia from the obturator externus and adductor magnus muscles was removed without damaging the branches of the obturator nerve.

Critical sites of entrapment of the posterior division of the obturator nerve: anatomical considerations

The NEP of the adductor magnus muscle was selected for localization measurements and identified as follows: L'/L x 100 % = 22.75 % (Fig.

A Novel Method for Localizing Nerve Entry Points During Spasticity Treatment/Un Nuevo Metodo para Localizar los Puntos de Entrada del Nervio Durante el Tratamiento de la Espasticidad

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