GA 2 Anterior and medial thigh Flashcards
Chondromalacia patella what it is and treatment?
lateral diversion of the knee cap
treat with streching it band and strengthen vastus medialis
What innervate these?


What are the nerve roots of the femoral nerve?
L2-L4
What are the nerve roots of the obturator nerve?
L2-L4
(medial thigh)
What are the nerve roots of the sciatic nerve?
(also tibial and common fibular nerve?)
S-L4-S3
T-L4-S3
C-L4-S2
(everything else posterior thigh leg)
patellar reflex

What does a westphal’s sign indicate?
absence or decrease of petallar reflex (L2-L4)
Calcaneal tendon reflex

iliopsoas m.
O: lateral portion of centra/bodies of T12-L5
I:lesser trochanter
A: Chief flexor of the thigh
N: iliacus- femoral nerve
psoas major: L1-L3 ventral rami
Psoas minor: L1-L2 ventral rami
Bursa of the hip name and function
Iliopectineal bursa- points of friction allows muscle to move better (inflammation can cause pain)
Sartorius M.
Longest muscle
O: ASIS
I: Pes Anserinus
A: Flex, abduct laterally rotate thigh
flex leg
N: femoral nerve
What Happens here. Pes anserinus

Rectus Femoris
O- AIIS
I- tibial tuberosity
A: Extends leg and flexes thigh
N: femoral nerve
Vastus lateralis, intermedius, medialis
O: shaft of the femur
I: tibial tuberosity
A: extend leg
N: femoral nerve
anterior thigh muscles

Osgood-Schlatter disease

What is this?

Osgood-Schlatter disease
Quadriceps femoris
groups all 4 together
tendons of all 4 unite to form quadriceps tendon
continues inferiorly as patella ligament
Chief extensors of leg
Medial thigh muscles (adductors) superficial
Pectineus
Adductor longus
Adductor brevis
Gracillis
Medial thigh muscles: deep
Obturator externus
Adductor magnus (adductor and hamstring portion)
Pectineus m.
O: pecten line
I: pectineal line
(just inferior to lesser trochanter)
A: adduct and flex thigh
N: femoral nerve (occasionally a branch form obturator n.)
Adductor longus m.
O: body of pubis
I: middle 1/3 of linea aspera
A: adducts and flexes thigh
N: obturator N (L2-L4)
Gracilis m.
long straplike (only adductor crosses knee joint)
O: pubis body and inferior ramus
I: superior part of medial surface tibia (pes anserinus)
A: adduct thigh
flex and medially rotate leg
N: obturator nerve
adductor brevis m.
deep to pectineus and adductor longus
O: pubis body and inferior ramus
I: proximal linea aspera
A: adducts and flexes thigh
N: obturator n.
