Adductor Longus
Musculus adductor longus
The most anterior of the named adductors, the adductor longus is the muscle most commonly injured in “groin strains,” especially during sprinting, cutting, and kicking. It draws the thigh toward the midline and assists hip flexion, stabilizing the leg through lateral and rotational forces. Its proximal tendon at the pubis is a frequent site of overuse pain in athletes, making targeted adduction work and Copenhagen-style isometrics common in prehab.
- Actions
- Hip adduction, Hip flexion, Hip external rotation
- Origin
- Body of the pubis, inferior to the pubic crest and lateral to the pubic symphysis
- Insertion
- Middle third of the medial lip of the linea aspera of the femur
- Innervation
- Anterior division of the obturator nerve (L2-L4)
- Blood supply
- Deep femoral artery (profunda femoris), femoral artery, and obturator artery
Tendons Adductor Longus Tendon
Exercises (3)
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