The adductor muscle comprises five muscles: the adductor magnus, adductor longus, adductor brevis, gracilis, and pectineus. The adductor magnus is the largest of them. It extends the hips and ...

A rapid muscle activation during a rapid muscle lengthening appears to be the fundamental injury mechanism for acute adductor longus injuries.

Subsequently, he was unable to skate because of pain and weakness of the left adductor muscle group ... to that of the more common adductor longus tear of another hockey player (Fig 2).

Results The greatest amount of adductor muscle activity and squeeze values were observed in the 45° of hip flexion test position. Conclusion The results of the present study suggest that the adductor ...