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    Thigh Compartment Muscles Summary

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    The document summarizes the four compartments of the thigh, listing the function, nerve supply, muscles involved, and notes for each compartment. The four compartments are the anterior, medial, posterior/hamstring, and lateral compartments. Each compartment is involved in flexing or extending either the hip joint, knee joint, or leg. Specific muscles and nerves are listed for each compartment.

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    The document summarizes the four compartments of the thigh, listing the function, nerve supply, muscles involved, and notes for each compartment. The four compartments are the anterior, medial, posterior/hamstring, and lateral compartments. Each compartment is involved in flexing or extending either the hip joint, knee joint, or leg. Specific muscles and nerves are listed for each compartment.

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    Thigh compartment (separated by deep facia)

    Part Function Nerve Muscles involved Notes Picture


    supply
    Anterior flexion of Femoral Iliacus
    hip joint nerve Psoas major
    or thigh (L2,L3,L4) Sartorius

    Extension Quadriceps femoris Rectus Hitting the lower ligament of


    of knee femoris quadriceps femoris (patellar
    joint or Vastus lateralis ligament) cause extension of
    leg Vastus intermedius knee joint
    Vastus medialis

    Medial Adduction Obturator Gracilis


    of hip joint nerve Pectineus
    or thigh (L2,L3,L4) Obturator externus

    Adductor longus superficial

    Adductor brevis Intermediate

    Adductor magnus Deep


    Posterior\ Extension Tibial part ( Hamstring part: involve in
    Hamstring of hip joint of sciatic posterior compartment)
    compartment Flexion of nerve Semimembranosus
    knee joint Semitendinosus
    or leg Biceps femoris Long head
    Common Short head
    peroneal Not Hamstring
    component
    of sciatic
    nerve

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