MuscleThigh — medial compartment
Adductor brevis
Latin: M. adductor brevis
Location: Thigh
View the adductor brevis in 3DOrigin
Inferior pubic ramus and body of the pubis.
Insertion
Pectineal line and upper part of the linea aspera.
Action
Adducts and weakly flexes the thigh, running deep to the adductor longus.
Nerve supply
Anterior division of the obturator nerve (L2–L4).
Blood supply
Profunda femoris branches.
Clinical relevance
It separates the anterior from the posterior obturator nerve division — the landmark for pectineus/longus vs magnus in nerve blocks.
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