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Medial compartment of thigh

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Artery
  
obturator artery

FMA
  
45160

TA
  
A04.7.01.004

Medial compartment of thigh

Nerve
  
obturator nerve (femoral nerve for Pectineus muscle)

Latin
  
compartimentum femoris mediale

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 muscles in the compartment are:

  • gracilis
  • adductor longus
  • adductor brevis
  • 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 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.)

    References

    Medial compartment of thigh Wikipedia