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1. Sartorius muscle: Anatomy, attachments, function | Kenhub
Link: https://www.kenhub.com/en/library/anatomy/the-sartorius-muscle
Description: WEBNov 3, 2023 · Function. The sartorius muscle crosses both the hip and knee joints, producing movements on both of them. At the hip joint it is capable of flexion, external rotation and abduction of the leg. The contraction of sartorius can also cause flexion of the knee joint and inward, or medial, rotation of the tibia against the femur.
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2. Sartorius Muscle Pain: Anatomy, Rehabilitation, Exercises, & More
Link: https://www.verywellhealth.com/sartorius-muscle-anatomy-4685630
Description: WEBSep 15, 2023 · Function. Associated Conditions. Rehabilitation. The sartorius muscle is a long muscle that runs from the front of the thigh to the knee and helps to rotate the thigh and flex the knee. Sartorius muscle pain can cause swelling, pain, and weakness in …
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3. Sartorius - Physiopedia
Link: https://www.physio-pedia.com/Sartorius
Description: WEBFunction. At the hip it flexes, weakly abducts, and rotates the thigh laterally. [1] . At the knee, it can flex the leg; when the knee is flexed, it also rotates the leg medially. [1] This muscle plays an important part in stabilisation of the pelvis—especially in women. [8] .
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4. Sartorius muscle - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sartorius_muscle
Description: WEBFunction. The sartorius muscle can move the hip joint and the knee joint, but all of its actions are weak, making it a synergist muscle. At the hip, it can flex, weakly abduct, and laterally rotate the femur. At the knee, it can flex the leg; when the knee is …
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5. Sartorius Origin, Function & Definition | Body Maps - Healthline
Link: https://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/sartorius
Description: WEBJan 20, 2018 · The muscle helps flex, adduct, and rotate the hip. In addition, it helps with the knee’s flexion. The femoral artery supplies oxygen-rich blood to the muscle. It is innervated by the femoral nerve...
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6. Your Complete Guide to the Sartorius Muscle - Verywell Fit
Link: https://www.verywellfit.com/your-complete-guide-to-the-sartorius-muscle-4163822
Description: WEBFeb 16, 2020 · The sartorius, the longest muscle of the body, wraps from the outside of the hip to the inside of the knee and is used during everything from walking and jogging to lateral slides and lunges. Almost every time you use your lower body to …
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7. Anatomy, Bony Pelvis and Lower Limb: Thigh Sartorius Muscle
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532889/
Description: WEBAug 28, 2023 · Structure and Function. The function of the sartorius is unique in that it can serve as both a hip and knee flexor. The origin of the sartorius is the anterior superior iliac spine, sharing this origin with the tensor fascia lata. At the hip, it acts to both flex the hip as well as externally rotate.
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8. Sartorius - Attachments - Actions - TeachMeAnatomy
Link: https://teachmeanatomy.info/encyclopaedia/s/sartorius/
Description: WEBDec 14, 2022 · The sartorius is a muscle in the anterior compartment of the thigh. It is long and thin, running across the thigh in a inferomedial direction. Attachments: Originates from the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) and attaches to the superomedial aspect of the tibia. Actions: Flexion, abduction and lateral rotation at the hip joint.
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9. The Sartorius Muscle: Anatomy and 3D Illustrations - Innerbody
Link: https://www.innerbody.com/image_musfov/musc20-new.html
Description: WEBSep 29, 2017 · It is a long, thin, band-like muscle found in the anterior region of the thigh. The sartorius functions as an important flexor and rotator of the thigh at the hip joint. The sartorius muscle arises from the anterior superior iliac …
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10. Sartorius - Anatomy - Orthobullets
Link: https://www.orthobullets.com/anatomy/10055/sartorius
Description: WEBJan 1, 2022 · Images. Summary. Sartorius. Origin. Anterior superior iliac spine. Insertion. Superior aspect of the medial surface of the tibial shaft near the tibial tuberosity (joins gracilis and semitendinosus at the pes anserinus) Action. Flexes and laterally rotates the hip joint and flexes the knee.
