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Tubercle of the lower extremity of the femur where the adductor magnus muscle inserts
The adductor tubercle is a
tubercle on the
lower extremity of the
femur. It is formed where the medial lips of the
linea aspera end below at the summit of the
medial condyle. It is the insertion point of the tendon of the vertical fibers of the
adductor magnus muscle.
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References
This article incorporates text in the
public domain from
page 246 of the 20th edition of
Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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^ Bowker, JOHN H. (2008-01-01), Bowker, John H.; Pfeifer, Michael A. (eds.),
"Minor and Major Lower-Limb Amputations and Disarticulations in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus", Levin and O'Neal's The Diabetic Foot (Seventh Edition), Philadelphia: Mosby, pp. 403–428,
doi:
10.1016/b978-0-323-04145-4.50027-2,
ISBN
978-0-323-04145-4, retrieved 2021-02-20
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^ Jacobi, Matthias; Reischl, Nikolaus; Bergmann, Mathias; Bouaicha, Samy; Djonov, Valentin; Magnussen, Robert A. (2012-01-01).
"Reconstruction of the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Using the Adductor Magnus Tendon: An Anatomic Study". Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery. 28 (1): 105–109.
doi:
10.1016/j.arthro.2011.07.015.
ISSN
0749-8063.
PMID
22001735.
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