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The posterior fascial compartment of the thigh contains the knee flexors and hip extensors:
The muscles here (except for the short head of the biceps femoris) are the hamstrings.
External links
| List of muscles of lower limbs |
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ILIAC Region
/ ILIOPSOAS | psoas major/psoas minor - iliacus |
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| BUTTOCKS | gluteals: (maximus, medius, minimus) - tensor fasciae latae
lateral rotator group: piriformis - inferior gemellus - obturator internus - superior gemellus - quadratus femoris |
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| THIGH | anterior compartment: sartorius - quadriceps (rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis) - articularis genu
posterior compartment/hamstring: biceps femoris - semitendinosus - semimembranosus
medial compartment: pectineus - obturator externus - gracilis - adductor (longus, brevis, magnus) |
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| LEG | anterior compartment: tibialis anterior - extensor hallucis longus - extensor digitorum longus - peroneus tertius
posterior compartment: superficial - calf/triceps surae (gastrocnemius, soleus) - plantaris
posterior compartment: deep - tarsal tunnel (flexor hallucis longus, flexor digitorum longus, tibialis posterior) - popliteus
lateral compartment: peroneus muscles (longus, brevis) |
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| FOOT | dorsal - extensor hallucis brevis - extensor digitorum brevis
plantar - 1st layer (abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, abductor digiti minimi)
plantar - 2nd layer (quadratus plantae, lumbrical muscle)
plantar - 3rd layer (flexor hallucis brevis, adductor hallucis, flexor digiti minimi brevis)
plantar - 4th layer (dorsal interossei, plantar interossei) |
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| General anatomy of lower limbs |
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| Buttocks | Gluteal sulcus - Gluteal cleft |
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| Thigh | Fascial compartments of thigh (Anterior, Medial, Posterior)
Inguinal ligament • Pectineal ligament • Lacunar ligament • Reflected inguinal ligament • Conjoint tendon • Interfoveolar ligament
Obturator membrane/Obturator canal
Femoral triangle • Femoral sheath (Femoral canal) • Femoral ring
Adductor canal • Adductor hiatus
fascia/fascia lata (Iliotibial tract, Lateral intermuscular septum of thigh, Medial intermuscular septum of thigh, Fascia cribrosa/Saphenous opening) |
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| Crus (anatomic leg) | Popliteal fossa • Calf • Shin • Pes anserinus • Interosseous membrane of the leg
Fascial compartments of leg (Anterior, Lateral, Posterior)
fascia/crural fascia (Anterior crural intermuscular septum, Posterior crural intermuscular septum, Transverse intermuscular septum) |
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| Foot | Heel • Toe (Hallux, Fifth toe) • Sole • Achilles tendon • Tarsal tunnel
fascia (Plantar fascia)
retinacula (Peroneal, Inferior extensor, Superior extensor, Flexor) |
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