Extensors of thighGluteus maximus

Adductor magnus-Hamstring part SemitendinosusSemimembranosus

flex leg

medially rotate thigh and leg

Biceps femorisflex leg

laterally rotates thigh when knee flexed

HIP MOVEMENTS

Acute AppendicitisThe psoas sign. Pain on passive extension of the right thigh

Flexors of thighGluteus maximusPectineusAdductor magnus- Adductor part

Abductors of thighGluteus maximus-medius-minimus PiriformisObturator internus Superior and inferior gemelli

abduct flexed thigh (femur) @ hip joint

Medial rotators of thighGluteus medius-minimusAdductor longus-magnus Pectineus assists with medial rotation of thigh

Acute AppendicitisThe obturator sign. Pain on passive internal rotation of the flexed thigh.

Lateral rotators of thighGluteus maximus

PiriformisObturator internus Superior and inferior gemelli

Laterally rotate extended thigh (femur)

Quadratus femorisObturator externus

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Adductors of thigh @ hip jointAdductor longus-brevis-magnusGracilisPectineus

Abductors of thigh Gluteus maximus-medius-minimus

Abduct flexed thigh @ hip jointPiriformisObturator internusSuperior & inferior gemelli

Extensors of leg @ knee jointQuadratus femoris

SartoriusFlexes, abducts, and laterally rotates thigh at hip joint

Flexes leg at knee joint (medially rotating leg when knee is flexed)

Flexors of legSemitendinosusSemimembranosusBiceps femoris