Espiral Atlas
Bone landmarkLower limb

Adductor tubercle

tuberculum adductorium

Study entry

Description

A small elevation above the medial epicondyle.

Relations

Insertion of the great tendon of the adductor magnus (the hamstring part); just above and to the side lies the adductor hiatus.

Palpation

At the upper part of the medial condyle, sliding the thumb down the medial surface of the thigh.

Source: cap. 7, «Huesos del miembro inferior: fémur» y «Anatomía de superficie» y «Anatomía de superficie de las regiones anterior y medial del muslo»

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