Adductor minimus is the uppermost portion of adductor magnus, sometimes described as a separate muscle when its pubic origin is distinctly separate. It is the smallest hip adductor.
| Origin | Inferior pubic ramus, between adductor magnus and quadratus femoris |
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| Insertion | Medial lip of the linea aspera, just below the lesser trochanter |
| Nerve Supply | Obturator nerve (L2, L3, L4) |
| Blood Supply | Medial circumflex femoral artery |
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It adducts the thigh and assists stabilisation of the pelvis during walking.
Identified in anatomical dissection as a distinct slip of adductor magnus. Relevant in hip adductor release surgery for selective lengthening in spastic hip adduction. EMG differentiation from adductor magnus requires precise needle placement.
Palpated in the upper medial thigh as the most superior adductor mass during resisted hip adduction.
Acute tear at the pubic ramus producing proximal medial thigh pain, managed conservatively with progressive adductor loading rehabilitation.
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