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== Description == | == Description == | ||
Quadratus femoris is a short, flat and rectangular muscle. It is situated inferior to the obturator internus and gemelli.<ref name=":0">Moore KL, Dalley AF, Agur AMR. Clinial oriented anatomy. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2010.</ref> | |||
[[File:Quadratus femoris.gif|none|thumb]] | |||
=== Origin === | === Origin === | ||
Lateral border of the ischial tuberosity.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== Insertion === | === Insertion === | ||
Quadrate tubercle on the intertrochanteric crest of the femur and area inferior to it.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== Nerve === | === Nerve === | ||
Nerve to quadratus femoris (L5, S1).<ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== Artery === | === Artery === | ||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
* External rotates the thigh | |||
* Assists in adduction of the thigh | |||
* Stabilise the femur head in the acetabulum<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== Clinical relevance == | == Clinical relevance == | ||
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[[Category:Anatomy]] [[Category:Muscles]] | [[Category:Anatomy]] | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
Quadratus femoris is a short, flat and rectangular muscle. It is situated inferior to the obturator internus and gemelli.[1]
Origin[edit | edit source]
Lateral border of the ischial tuberosity.[1]
Insertion[edit | edit source]
Quadrate tubercle on the intertrochanteric crest of the femur and area inferior to it.[1]
Nerve[edit | edit source]
Nerve to quadratus femoris (L5, S1).[1]
Artery[edit | edit source]
Function[edit | edit source]
- External rotates the thigh
- Assists in adduction of the thigh
- Stabilise the femur head in the acetabulum[1]
