Where is the adductor tubercle?
Where is the adductor tubercle?
the femur
The adductor tubercle is a bony protuberance on the medial condyle of the femur and is located superior to the medial epicondyle. It demarcates the inferior most aspect of the medial supracondylar line.
Which muscle attaches to the adductor tubercle of the femur?
the adductor magnus muscle
The adductor tubercle is found distally on the femur and is formed from the termination of the medial supracondylar line. The adductor tubercle serves as the point of attachment for the adductor magnus muscle.
How do you surface mark a sciatic nerve?
—The course of the sciatic nerve (Fig. 1247) can be indicated by a line from a point midway between the outer border of the ischial tuberosity and the posterior superior angle of the greater trochanter to the upper angle of the popliteal fossa.
Is the adductor tubercle posterior or anterior?
The AT is located in the most anterior part of the corner formed by the medial and superior surfaces of the medial condyle.
Why is the adductor tubercle important?
The adductor tubercle as an important landmark to determine the joint line level in total knee arthroplasty: from radiographs to surgical theatre.
What ligament attaches to the adductor tubercle?
The posterior oblique ligament femoral attachment was 7.7 mm distal and 6.4 mm posterior to the adductor tubercle and 1.4 mm distal and 2.9 mm anterior to the gastrocnemius tuber- cle. The medial patellofemoral ligament attachment on the femur was 1.9 mm anterior and 3.8 mm distal to the ad- ductor tubercle.
What is the importance of adductor tubercle?
Where does the sciatic nerve start and finish?
Your sciatic nerve is a long, important nerve that starts just outside of your spine and then travels through your pelvis, into your butt and then to the back of each thigh in each leg.
What bone marking is a pubis?
Pubic crest (Crista pubica) is a short, superiomedial ridge that runs extends horizontally from the symphysis to the pubic tubercle. It is an attachment point for the abdominal muscles.
How do you find the top of the iliac crest?
Iliac Crest You can find the iliac crests by placing the sides of your forefinger/hand in the fleshy part of the waist at the level of the umbilicus, move inferiorly and the first hard lumps you feel on each side are the iliac crests. This level corresponds to around L3-L4 lumbar vertebrae.