pectineus

[pek′tin·ē·əs]

(anatomy)

A muscle arising from the pubis and inserted on the femur.

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But the depth from skin surface of these NEPs and the NEPs of pectineus still remain unexplored.

Localizacion de los Puntos de Entrada del Nervio de los Musculos Aductores del Muslo Mediante Tomografia Computarizada Espiral: Una Nueva Guia Anatomica para la Neurolosis Quimica en el Tratamiento de la Espasticidad Muscular

Similarly, the femoral nerve also innervates the pectineus muscle [28].

Ultrasound-Guided Obturator Nerve Block: A Focused Review on Anatomy and Updated Techniques

On physical examination, it is difficult to palpate the hernia sac as it is usually concealed beneath the pectineus muscle.

Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Obturator Hernia Preoperatively Diagnosed by Ultrasound

[6,7] Bowel herniating through the obturator foramen and lying between the pectineus and obturator muscles is a key finding on CT and determines the diagnosis.

Obturator hernia presenting as a partial small bowel obstruction with paralytic ileus: a case report

[8] A branch to the pectineus muscle is given off as the femoral nerve enters the femoral triangle.

Study of anatomical variation and branching pattern of the femoral nerve in 25 cadavers

Pectineus muscle atrophy may contribute to femoral hernia development, creating a potential space for the hernia to form.

Muscle beach: abdominal wall musculature and associated hernias

There was herniation of a bowel loop of length 3.5 cm through left obturator foramen extending inferiorly between pectineus muscle anteriorly and obturator externus muscle posteriorly, suggestive of obturator hernia (Figures 3, 4(a), and 4(b)).

Bilateral obturator hernia diagnosed by computed tomography: a case report with review of the literature

C, Axial T2W fat-suppressed image acquired inferior to the pubis shows avulsion and retraction of the adductor origin (arrow), with associated strain of the obturator externus, pectineus and adductor longus muscles (arrowheads).

Imaging of hip injuries in dancers

(8) The anterior aspect of the pubic symphysis is not disturbed, preserving the attachments of the pectineus, adductor longus and brevis, and gracilis muscles.

Physical therapy management of an older individual following symphysis resection due to osteitis pubis

Although, abdominal ultrasound was found to be normal, computed tomography of the abdominal cavity showed bilateral psoas abscess that extended to pectineus muscle and also involved the iliopsoas muscle on the right.

Spinal and psoas abscesses in a patient with diabetes mellitus: a case report/Diabetes mellituslu bir vakada spinal ve psoas abseleri

The pectineus muscle generates low forces easily counteracted by other thigh muscles, and the saphenous and medial cutaneous sensory nerves are unessential to standing.

Fascicular anatomy of human femoral nerve: Implications for neural prostheses using nerve cuff electrodes

The iliopsoas muscle works in tandem with iliacus, rectus femoris, pectineus, tensor fascia latae and sartorius (5).