The hip adductors are a group of five muscles located on the medial thigh. Their primary actions are adduction (pulling the leg toward the midline), flexion, and medial/lateral rotation of the hip joint. 1. Adductor Longus
Origin: Body of the pubis (inferior to the pubic tubercle) Insertion: Middle third of the linea aspera of the femur
2. Adductor Brevis
Origin: Body and inferior ramus of the pubis Insertion: Pectineal line and proximal part of the linea aspera (deep to adductor longus) hip adductor muscles origin and insertion
3. Adductor Magnus Note: Has two functional parts
Adductor part:
Origin: Inferior ramus of the pubis and ramus of the ischium Insertion: Linea aspera (gluteal tuberosity to medial supracondylar line) The hip adductors are a group of five
Hamstring part:
Origin: Ischial tuberosity Insertion: Adductor tubercle of the femur
4. Pectineus
Origin: Pectineal line (superior ramus of the pubis) Insertion: Pectineal line of the femur (lesser trochanter to linea aspera)
5. Gracilis