Adductor Complex

Mnemonic: PBLMG "Peanut Butter Leaves Me Gassy"

Pectineus

Brevis

Longus

Magnus

Gracilis

This mnemonic describes the adductor complex from proximal to distal (mostly).

Pectineus

• origin
• pectineal line on superior pubic ramus
• insertion
• from lesser trochanter to pectineal line of medial lip of linea aspera
• concentric action
• accelerates hip adduction
• accelerates hip flexion
• accelerates hip external rotation
• eccentric action
• decelerates hip abduction
• decelerates hip extension
• decelerates hip internal rotation
• isometric action
• stabilizes LPHC (produces APT)
• innervation
• femoral nerve (sometimes obturator nerve)

Adductor brevis

• origin
• inferior pubic ramus
• insertion
• proximal 1/3 of medial lip of linea aspera
• concentric action
• accelerates hip adduction
• accelerates hip flexion
• accelerates hip external rotation
• eccentric action
• decelerates hip abduction
• decelerates hip extension
• decelerates hip internal rotation
• isometric action
• stabilizes LPHC (produces APT)
• innervation
• obturator nerve

Adductor longus

• origin
• inferior pubic ramus
• insertion
• middle 1/3 of medial lip of linea aspera
• concentric action
• accelerates hip adduction
• accelerates hip flexion
• accelerates hip external rotation
• eccentric action
• decelerates hip abduction
• decelerates hip extension
• decelerates hip internal rotation
• isometric action
• stabilizes LPHC (produces APT)
• innervation
• obturator nerve