To adduct the lower limb is to move it towards or past the midline of the body.

Page updated March 2024 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)

hip adductions
hip adductions

 

What muscles adduct the lower limb?

To adduct the lower limb one uses the three adductor muscles - adductor brevis, adductor longus and adductor magnus, as well as the gracilis muscle.

 

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Synonyms: 
adduction
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Dr Sheila Strover (Editor)
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