The adductor tubercle is a tubercle on the lower extremity of the femur. It is formed where the medial lips of the linea aspera end below at the summit of the medial condyle. It is the insertion point of the tendon of the vertical fibers of the adductor magnus muscle.[1][2]
| Adductor tubercle | |
|---|---|
 Deep muscles of the medial femoral region (adductor tubercle labeled at bottom right) | |
 Front of right thigh, showing surface markings for bones, femoral artery and nerve (adductor tubercle labeled at bottom right) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | tuberculum adductorium femoris |
| TA98 | A02.5.04.023 |
| TA2 | 1382 |
| FMA | 32870 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
References
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 246 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ Bowker, JOHN H. (2008-01-01), Bowker, John H.; Pfeifer, Michael A. (eds.), "Minor and Major Lower-Limb Amputations and Disarticulations in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus", Levin and O'Neal's The Diabetic Foot (Seventh Edition), Philadelphia: Mosby, pp. 403–428, doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-04145-4.50027-2, ISBN 978-0-323-04145-4, retrieved 2021-02-20
- ^ Jacobi, Matthias; Reischl, Nikolaus; Bergmann, Mathias; Bouaicha, Samy; Djonov, Valentin; Magnussen, Robert A. (2012-01-01). "Reconstruction of the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Using the Adductor Magnus Tendon: An Anatomic Study". Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery. 28 (1): 105–109. doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2011.07.015. ISSN 0749-8063. PMID 22001735.
External links
edit- Anatomy photo:12:os-0206 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Diagram at gla.ac.uk
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