Quadratus femoris muscle

Quadratus femoris muscle
Quadratus femoris muscle
	The quadratus femoris and nearby muscles
	Muscles of the gluteal and posterior femoral regions with quadratus femoris muscle highlighted
Details
Origin	Ischial tuberosity
Insertion	Intertrochanteric crest
Artery	Inferior gluteal artery, medial circumflex femoral artery
Nerve	Nerve to quadratus femoris (L4-S1)
Actions	Lateral rotation and adduction of thigh
Identifiers
Latin	musculus quadratus femoris
TA98	A04.7.02.015
TA2	2608
FMA	22321
	Anatomical terms of muscle

The quadratus femoris is a flat, quadrilateral skeletal muscle. Located on the posterior side of the hip joint, it is a strong external rotator and adductor of the thigh,^[2] but also acts to stabilize the femoral head in the acetabulum. The quadratus femoris is used in Meyer's muscle pedicle grafting to prevent avascular necrosis of femur head.

^ Thieme Atlas of Anatomy (2006), p 424
^ Platzer, Werner (2003). Color atlas and textbook of human anatomy (5th rev. and enlarged [English] ed.). Stuttgart: Thieme. p. 238. ISBN 978-1-58890-159-0. OCLC 54767617.

[Thieme-Atlas-424-1] Thieme Atlas of Anatomy (2006), p 424

[2] Platzer, Werner (2003). Color atlas and textbook of human anatomy (5th rev. and enlarged [English] ed.). Stuttgart: Thieme. p. 238. ISBN 978-1-58890-159-0. OCLC 54767617.

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