Adductor_tubercle

Adductor tubercle of femur

Adductor tubercle of femur

Tubercle of the lower extremity of the femur where the adductor magnus muscle inserts

The adductor tubercle is a tubercle on the lower extremity of the femur. It is formed where the medial lips of the linea aspera end below at the summit of the medial condyle. It is the insertion point of the tendon of the vertical fibers of the adductor magnus muscle.[1][2]

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 246 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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