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Anatomical Variation of Adductor Brevis Muscle - A Case Report
Anatomical Variation of Adductor Brevis Muscle - A Case Report
Anatomical Variation of Adductor Brevis Muscle - A Case Report
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INTRODUCTION
Adductor Brevis muscle arises from a thin attachment board) of a person, adductor group of muscles are
from the external facet of the body and inferior ramus used. In kicking with the medial side of the foot in
of pubis, among gracilis and obturator externus. soccer and in swimming, the Adductor group of
Adductor Brevis muscle inserts via an aponeurosis muscles are used. Adductor muscles contribute to
into the femur, along a line from the lesser trochanter flexion and extension thigh when running or against
to the linea aspera, and on the upper part of the line resistance. The adductors as a group contribute a
immediately behind the pectineus and the upper part large muscle mass3 and they are also important in
of adductor longus1. The nerve supply was an anterior many activities; it has been shown that a reduction of
division of the obturator nerve. The obturator nerve as much as 70% of their mass or function will result
has 2 divisions; the anterior division passes vertically in only a slight to moderate impairment of the hip
downward on its anterior surface and the posterior joint4.
division passes down behind it. The upper border of
CASE REPORT:
the adductor longus lies between the femoral and the On routine postgraduate dissection, in the Department
profunda femoral vessels2 and the upper border of the
of Rachana Sharir, National Institute of Ayurveda,
adductor brevis thus lie between the two-part of the Jaipur, Rajasthan, we dissected a female cadaver of
obturator nerve. The main action of the adductor
age 55 where there were two bellies of adductor
muscle group is to medially rotate the thigh, towards brevis unilaterally [Fig A]. From the outer surface of
or past the median plane. To stabilize the standing
the body and inferior ramus of the pubic bone, the
posture on both feet, to correct lateral control of the
tendon of the adductor brevis originates. The nerve
trunk, or side to side shift of the surface on which one
supply, origin, and insertion of Adductor group
is standing (rocking a boat, standing on a balanced
muscles were studied and outlined. The variation was
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photographed [Fig B]. On Right lower limb, the observed. This muscle having typical origin but was
adductor brevis has a variant muscular slip. seen in two parts, and inferior down its fibers merged
After sectioning and reflecting adductor longus with the fibers of adductor longus muscle. The nerve
supply was from anterior division of obturator nerve.
muscle and pectineus muscle, adductor brevis was
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