Anatomy Atlases: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus I: Muscular System: Alphabetical Listing of Muscles: A: Adductor Minimus (Henle, G&uumlnther)

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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus I: Muscular System: Alphabetical Listing of Muscles: A

Adductor Minimus (Henle, Günther)

Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
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Adductor minimus is a small flat muscle that constitutes the lateral and upper part of adductor magnus. It inserts proximal to the linea aspera. Because it is primarily a separate entity it is considered independent of adductor magnus (see above). Adductor magnus and adductor minimus are frequently separated by a branch of the superior perforating branch of the profunda artery.

Syn.: m. adductor femoris minimus (Günther) and Diemerbröck termed it adductor quartus.

Reference
See Henle1871 reference above, with Adductor Longus.

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