These adductors are assisted by the gracilis and the pectineus. The gracilis helps to flex the leg at the knee. The main adductors of the hip are the adductor magnus muscle, ...

Like Adductor Brevis and Longus, Adductor Magnus also plays a small role in lateral rotation. 4. Gracilis: The most unique of the adductor muscles, gracilis is the only one of the four that ...

The authors compared 18 MPFL reconstructions with adductor magnus tendon to 29 Roux-Goldwait procedures (partial transposition of the insertion of the patella tendon) with regard to the Kujala ...

Starting from high in the inner thigh, the muscles are the pectineus, adductor longus, adductor magnus and the gracilis. The adductor complex assists in raising the body from a squat position ...

Objective The adductor muscles are implicated in the pathogenesis of groin strain, but the proximal morphology of this muscle group is poorly defined. The purpose of this study was to investigate the ...

Adding just a few adductor-focused bodyweight and free-weight exercises to your weekly regimen will give these oft-neglected muscles the attention they deserveand the performance you demand.

On the medial side (closest to the middle) of the thigh, the adductor magnus muscle creates the shape of a large triangle. As an adductor, it contracts and pulls the hip towards the body's midline.