Adductor Magnus Insertion [hot] Guide

This complex arrangement allows the adductor magnus to function as the prime mover of adduction while simultaneously serving as a critical synergist for extension and a stabilizing structure for both the hip and knee joints.

In total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or revision hip surgery, surgeons must navigate the neurovascular bundle passing through the adductor hiatus. Awareness of where the adductor magnus tendon inserts relative to the femoral artery is critical to avoid catastrophic bleeding during surgery. adductor magnus insertion