Musculus Adductor Magnus 2021 ✦ Top

| Action | Adductor part | Hamstring part | |--------|---------------|----------------| | Hip adduction | ✔ Primary | ✔ Assists | | Hip flexion | ✔ (when hip is extended) | ✘ | | Hip extension | ✘ | ✔ (powerful extensor) | | Medial rotation of thigh | ✔ (weak) | ✘ | | Lateral rotation of thigh | ✘ | ✔ (when hip is flexed) |

[ HIP EXTENSION ] <---> (Hip Position > 50° Flexion) ^ | [ HIP ADDUCTION ] <---------> [ ADDUCTOR MAGNUS ] <---------> [ HIP FLEXION ] (Primary Action) | (Hip Position < 50° Flexion) v [ PELVIC STABILITY ] Primary Action: Adduction musculus adductor magnus

: The muscle is divided into two primary portions: | Action | Adductor part | Hamstring part

The musculus adductor magnus is a large, triangular muscle situated deep within the medial thigh compartment. It forms a massive muscular wall separating the anterior extensor muscles from the posterior flexor muscles of the thigh. musculus adductor magnus

The adductor magnus acts as a powerful dynamic regulator of hip sagittal plane movement: