Popliteal Fossa — Concise Notes

Definition & Significance

Sartorius

The sartorius muscle is the most superficial muscle in the anterior compartment of the thigh and is a long strap-like muscle that descends obliquely through the thigh from the anterior superior iliac spine to the medial surface of the proximal shaft of the tibia (see Fig. 6.59 ). Its flat aponeurotic insertion into the tibia is immediately anterior to the insertion of the gracilis and semitendinosus muscles.

Concise Notes – Knee Joint Assessment & Injury

Gluteus Maximus Muscle. Posterior view.

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Rectus femoris

Unlike the vastus muscles, which cross only the knee joint, the rectus femoris muscle crosses both the hip and the knee joints .

The rectus femoris has two tendinous heads of origin from the pelvic bone: