Anterior fascial compartment of thigh

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The anterior fascial compartment of thigh contains the knee extensors and hip flexors.

It contains the following five muscles:[1]

The articularis genu is sometimes included in this group.[2]

The iliopsoas is sometimes considered a member of this group;[3][2] however, the psoas portions do not share the same innervation.

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References

  1. Sauerland, Eberhardt K.; Patrick W., PhD. Tank; Tank, Patrick W. (2005). Grant's dissector. Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 125. ISBN 0-7817-5484-4.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Summary of Lower Limb". Retrieved 2008-01-27.
  3. Ellis, Harold; Susan Standring; Gray, Henry David (2005). Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. p. 518. ISBN 0-443-07168-3.

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