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The muscles of the anterior compartment of the thigh are a group of muscles that (mostly) act to extend the lower limb at the knee joint.
They are collectively innervated by the femoral nerve (L2-L4), and recieve arterial supply from the femoral artery.
In this article, we shall look at the anatomy of the muscles of the anterior thigh – their actions, attachments and clinical correlations.
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