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The adductor group of thigh muscles occupies the medial myofascial compartment of the thigh. This group of muscles generally originates from the pelvis and inserts on the femur. An exception, however, is the gracilis, which attaches to the proximal medial tibia as part of the pes anserine group rather than the femur. The medial compartment muscles include the following: Pectineus Adductor longus Adductor brevis Gracilis Adductor magnus (the largest muscle in the group) These muscles adduct the thigh and stabilize the pelvis, maintaining its balance during walking. The adductor magnus is the largest and most posterior of the medial thigh compartment muscles (see Image. Medial Compartment of the Thigh). Some consider it the most powerful and most complex of the adductor group. It divides into its adductor (pubofemoral) and hamstring (ischiocondylar) portions. This article will focus on the adductor magnus.[1]