Hip flexors

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The iliacus and nearby muscles

Iliac colon, sigmoid or pelvic colon, and rectum seen from the front, after removal of pubic bones and bladder. (Ilio-psoas labeled at center right.)

In human anatomy, the hip flexors is a muscle group (including the iliopsoas which passes through the pelvis) that acts to flex the femur onto the lumbo-pelvic complex.

• The hip flexors include:
  • Tensor fasciae latae
  • Sartorius muscle
  • Pectineus muscle
  • Adductor longus muscle
  • Adductor brevis muscle
• Part of the Quadriceps:
  • Rectus femoris muscle
• Collectively known as the Iliopsoas:
  • Psoas major muscle
  • Psoas minor muscle
  • Iliacus muscle

The muscles also contribute to flexing the lower back onto the pelvis when the pelvis is fixed, or flexing the pelvis onto the lower back when the lower back is fixed.

[edit] See also

• Snapping hip syndrome

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