Extensors of thigh Gluteus maximus Adductor magnus-Hamstring part flex leg Semitendinosus Semimembranosus medially rotate thigh and leg Biceps femoris flex leg laterally rotates thigh when knee flexed HIP MOVEMENTS Acute Appendicitis The psoas sign. Pain on passive extension of the right thigh
Flexors of thigh Gluteus maximus Pectineus Adductor magnus- Adductor part
Abductors of thigh Gluteus maximus-medius-minimus Piriformis Obturator internus Superior and inferior gemelli abduct flexed thigh (femur) @ hip joint
Medial rotators of thigh Gluteus medius-minimus Adductor longus-magnus Pectineus assists with medial rotation of thigh Acute Appendicitis The obturator sign. Pain on passive internal rotation of the flexed thigh.
Lateral rotators of thigh Gluteus maximus Piriformis Obturator internus Superior and inferior gemelli Quadratus femoris Obturator externus Laterally rotate extended thigh (femur)
Adductors of thigh @ hip joint Adductor longus-brevis-magnus Gracilis Pectineus
Abductors of thigh Gluteus maximus-medius-minimus Abduct flexed thigh @ hip joint Piriformis Obturator internus Superior & inferior gemelli
Extensors of leg @ knee joint Quadratus femoris
Sartorius Flexes, abducts, and laterally rotates thigh at hip joint Flexes leg at knee joint (medially rotating leg when knee is flexed)
Flexors of leg Semitendinosus Semimembranosus Biceps femoris