Adduct

Written by Dr Sheila Strover on March 14, 2025

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

Showing the lower limb being adducted.

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.

"....This group of muscles generally originates from the pelvis and inserts on the femur. An exception, however, is the gracilis, which attaches to the proximal medial tibia...."

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