

Showing the lower limb being adducted.
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)


Showing the lower limb being adducted.
"....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...."