Proximal tendon of adductor longus
Tendo proximalis musculi adductoris longi
- Synonym: Inserting tendon of adductor longus muscle
Definition
The proximal attachment of the adductor longus is characterized by a muscular attachment on its deep surface and a tendinous insertion on its superficial surface: this inserting tendon, the proximal tendo of the adductor longus muscle attaches to the anterosuperior aspect of the pubic bone. Histologically, the tendon fibers insert perpendicularly into the bone at a fibrocartilage enthesis
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